MECP2 Gene Mutations in Non-Syndromic X-Linked Mental Retardation: Phenotype-Genotype Correlation

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 123 A, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-139

  Gomot, Marie ^a   Gendrot, Chantal ^a   Verloes, Alain ^c   Raynaud, Martine ^a   David, Albert ^b   Yntema, Helger G ^b   Dessay, Sabine ^a   Kalscheuer, Vera ^d   Frints, Suzanne ^e   Couvert, Philippe ^f   Briault, Sylvain ^a   Blesson, Sophie ^a   Toutain, Annick ^a   Chelly, Jamel ^f   Desportes, Vincent ^f   Moraine, Claude ^a  

^a CHU BRETONNEAU   (France)

^b Department of Human Genetics ^*

^c HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

^e CENTER FOR HUMAN GENETICS   (Belgium)

^f INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

Author keywords

MECP2; Mental retardation; Phenotype genotype correlation; Rett syndrome; XLMR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELETION MUTANT; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MECP2 GENE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; RETT SYNDROME; STEREOTYPY; TREMOR; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

EID: 10744223795     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.20247     Document Type: Article

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