Fragile X syndrome associated with testicular microlithiasis in siblings

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1727-1729

  Pourbagher, Mir Ali ^a   Pourbagher, Aysin ^a   Erol, Ilknur ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; HISTOLOGY; ULTRASONICS;

MENTAL RETARDATION; ORCHIOPEXY; X SYNDROME;

DISEASES;

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME XQ; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONSANGUINITY; CRYPTORCHISM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; INCIDENTAL FINDING; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MALE PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; ORCHIDOPEXY; POLYMORPHIC LOCUS; SIBLING; STONE FORMATION; TESTICULAR MICROLITHIASIS; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS SIZE; TESTIS TORSION; TESTIS TUMOR; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

EID: 28844437776     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2005.24.12.1727     Document Type: Article

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