Autosomal recessive primary microcephaly: An analysis of locus heterogeneity and phenotypic variation

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 718-721

  Roberts, E ^a   Hampshire, D J ^a   Pattison, L ^a   Springell, K ^a   Jafri, H ^b   Corry, P ^c   Mannon, J ^d   Rashid, Y ^d   Crow, Y ^e   Bond, J ^a   Woods, C G ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Genetech Laboratory   (Pakistan)

^c ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Fatima Jinah Medical School   (Pakistan)

^e ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROCEPHALY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 18644367387     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.39.10.718     Document Type: Article

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