Characterization of an autism-associated segmental maternal heterodisomy of the chromosome 15q11-13 region

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 694-702

  Kwasnicka Crawford, Dorota A ^a,b   Roberts, Wendy ^c   Scherer, Stephen W ^a,d  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b York University   (Canada)

^c Department of Pediatrics   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Chromosomal anomalies; Prader Willi Angelman region, small supernumerary chromosome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; DISOMY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; KARYOTYPING; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; ANGELMAN SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; STATISTICS; UNIPARENTAL DISOMY;

EID: 34147154800     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0225-8     Document Type: Article

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