Superior verbal ability and nonverbal learning disability in a child with a novel 17p12p13.1 deletion

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 134 B, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 104-109

  Steele, D L ^a   Chisholm, A K ^a,b   McGhie, J D R ^c   Gardner, R J M ^c,d   Scheffer, I E ^b,d   Slater, H R ^c,d   Dawson, G ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chromosome 17p; Interstitial deletion; Neuropsychological profile; Nonverbal learning disability; Superior verbal ability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 17P; CHROMOSOME DELETION; COGNITION; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE TEST; INTERSTITIAL CHROMOSOME DELETION; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONVERBAL LEARNING DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VISUAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

CHILD; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 17; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 15744396029     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30156     Document Type: Article

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