Disruption of the CNTNAP2 gene in a t(7;15) translocation family without symptoms of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 711-713

  Belloso, Jose M ^a,b,c   Bache, Iben ^a   Guitart, Miriam ^b   Caballin, Maria Rosa ^c   Halgren, Christina ^a   Kirchhoff, Maria ^d   Ropers, Hans Hilger ^e   Tommerup, Niels ^a   Tümer, Zeynep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b HOSPITAL DE SABADELL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACTIN ASSOCIATED PROTEIN LIKE 2; NEUREXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 15; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 7; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EXTRAVERSION; FAMILY HISTORY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HEARING LOSS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; INTROVERSION; KARYOTYPE; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MYOPIA; NOSE FEEDING; OPTIC NERVE INJURY; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; RECIPROCAL CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; SCOLIOSIS; SOLITARY KIDNEY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 7; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PEDIGREE; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 34249722774     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201824     Document Type: Article

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