MECP2 analysis in mentally retarded patients: Implications for routine DNA diagnostics

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-28

  Kleefstra, Tjitske ^a   Yntema, Helger G ^a   Nillesen, Willy M ^a   Oudakker, Astrid R ^a   Mullaart, Reinier A ^a   Geerdink, Niels ^a   van Bokhoven, Hans ^a   de Vries, Bert B A ^a   Sistermans, Erik A ^a   Hamel, Ben C J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

MECP2; Routine diagnostics; Unexplained mental retardation

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; DNA; GUANINE; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DNA SCREENING; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METHYLATION; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONSENSE MUTATION; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRENATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RETT SYNDROME;

EID: 10744229982     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201080     Document Type: Article

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