The Fragile-X Premutation: A Maturing Perspective

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 805-816

  Hagerman, Paul J ^a   Hagerman, Randi J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; GUANINE;

ALLELE; ATAXIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FMR1 GENE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PARKINSONISM; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREMOR;

ATAXIA;

EID: 2342635196     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/386296     Document Type: Review

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