Cognitive-behavioral profiles of females with the fragile X mutation

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 140 A, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 673-677

  Fisch, Gene S ^a  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral profile; Fragile X mutation; Full mutation; Learning impairment; Premutation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; PREMUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; STANFORD-BINET INTELLIGENCE SCALE; GENETICS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MUTATION; NOTE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MUTATION; STANFORD-BINET TEST; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSION;

EID: 33646906663     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31113     Document Type: Article

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