X-linked genes and mental functioning

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue SPEC. ISS. 1, 2005, Pages

  Skuse, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; COGNITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EMOTIONALITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTELLIGENCE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL HEALTH; MONOSOMY X; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TURNER SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE; X LINKED MENTAL RETARDATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; COGNITION; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; NEURONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; TURNER SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 17444421587     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddi112     Document Type: Review

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