A further case of a Prader-Willi syndrome phenotype in a patient with Angelman syndrome molecular defect

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1011-1014

  De Molfetta, Greice Andreotti ^a   Felix, Temis Maria ^b   Riegel, Mariluce ^b   De Faria Ferraz, Victor Evangelista ^a   De Pina Neto, João Monteiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Angelman syndrome; Imprinting defect; Prader Willi syndrome

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CYTOGENETICS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENOME IMPRINTING; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; CHROMOSOME 15; GENETICS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ANGELMAN SYNDROME; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CHILD; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHENOTYPE; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME;

EID: 1842855683     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2002000600024     Document Type: Article

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