Deletion of VCX-A due to NAHR plays a major role in the occurrence of mental retardation in patients with X-linked ichthyosis

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 1795-1803

  Van Esch, Hilde ^a   Hollanders, Karen ^b   Badisco, Liesbeth ^b   Melotte, Cindy ^a   Van Hummelen, Paul ^b   Vermeesch, Joris Robert ^a   Devriendt, Koen ^a   Fryns, Jean Pierre ^a   Marynen, Peter ^b   Froyen, Guy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PROTEIN; PROTEIN VCX A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE DELETION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; ICHTHYOSIS; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; X CHROMOSOME;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; ICHTHYOSIS, X-LINKED; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 23944517115     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddi186     Document Type: Article

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