Analysis of cystathionine β-synthase 31 bp variable number tandem repeats in mentally retarded patients [1]

Psychiatric Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 243-

  Dutta, Samikshan ^a   Sinha, Swagata ^a   Mukhopadhyay, Kanchan ^a  

^a Manovikas Biomedical Research and Diagnostic Centre   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; GENOMIC DNA; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ALLELE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EXON; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTRON; LETTER; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TANDEM REPEAT; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

CYSTATHIONINE BETA-SYNTHASE; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 34447330425     PISSN: 09558829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YPG.0b013e32809c2f88     Document Type: Letter

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