Clinical, cytogenetic, and molecular analysis of three families with FRAXE

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-17

  Barnicoat, A J ^a,b   Wang, Q ^a   Turk, J ^b   Green, E ^a   Mathew, C G ^a   Flynn, G ^c   Buckle, V ^c   Hirst, M ^c   Davies, K ^c   Bobrow, M ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural phenotype; FRAXE; FRAXF

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME XQ; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 16944362821     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.34.1.13     Document Type: Article

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