Large deletions of the MECP2 gene in Chinese patients with classical Rett syndrome [2]

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 418-419

  Pan, H ^a,b   Li, M R ^a   Nelson, P ^b   Bao, X H ^a   Wu, Xi Ru ^a   Yu, S ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; GENOMIC DNA; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR ASSOCIATED KINASE 1; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHINA; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LETTER; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; EXONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; RETT SYNDROME; SEQUENCE DELETION; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 33749462074     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2006.00694.x     Document Type: Letter

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