Molecular cytogenetics of autism

Current Genomics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 347-364

  Xu, Jie ^a,c   Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie ^a   Szatmari, Peter ^a   Scherer, Stephen W ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

15q; 7q; Autistic spectrum disorder; Chromosome anomalies; Genomics; Molecular cytogenetics

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME 16Q; CHROMOSOME 17Q; CHROMOSOME 2Q; CHROMOSOME 3Q; CHROMOSOME 6Q; CHROMOSOME 7Q; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CHROMOSOME XP; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOGENETICS; DATA BASE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE INTERACTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MOOD DISORDER; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NUMERICAL CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; REVIEW; STRUCTURAL CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

EID: 2442526113     PISSN: 13892029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1389202043349246     Document Type: Review

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