The velocardiofacial syndrome in older age: Dementia and autistic features

Genetic Counseling

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 333-340

  Evers, L J M ^a,b,c   Vermaak, M P ^a   Engelen, J J M ^b   Curfs, L M G ^b  

^a St Anna Foundation   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Deletion 22q11.2; Dementia; Velocardiofacial syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 22Q; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CLEFT PALATE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FAMILY HISTORY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHENOTYPE; VELOCARDIOFACIAL SYNDROME;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 22; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHENOTYPE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33750414349     PISSN: 10158146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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