Examination of the Effect of the Polymorphic CGG Repeat in the FMR1 Gene on Cognitive Performance

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 435-445

  Allen, Emily Graves ^a   Sherman, Stephanie ^a   Abramowitz, Ann ^a   Leslie, Mary ^a   Novak, Gloria ^a   Rusin, Michele ^a   Scott, Elizabeth ^a   Letz, Richard ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

FMR1; Fragile X; Hormone replacement therapy; Verbal IQ; WAIS

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; MENOPAUSE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LANGUAGE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

ATAXIA;

EID: 20544465645     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-005-2792-4     Document Type: Article

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