MECP2 mutation analysis in patients with mental retardation

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 132 A, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-124

  Ylisaukko Oja, Tero ^a,b   Rehnström, Karola ^a,b   Vanhala, Raija ^c   Kempas, Elli ^a,b   Von Koskull, Harriet ^d   Tengström, Carola ^e   Mustonen, Aki ^f   Õunap, Katrin ^g   Lähdetie, Jaana ^e   Järvelä, Irma ^b,d  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e Rinnekoti Foundation Finland   (Finland)

^f OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^g TARTU UNIVERSITY CLINICS   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Angelman syndrome; Mental retardation; Mutation screening; Rett's syndrome; X chromosome; XLMR

Indexed keywords

METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; DNA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MUTATION; MUTATION, MISSENSE; POINT MUTATION; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 19944429726     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30416     Document Type: Article

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