Analysis of the VCX3A, VCX2 and VCX3B genes shows that VCX3A gene deletion is not sufficient to result in mental retardation in X-linked ichthyosis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 483-486

  Cuevas Covarrubias, S A ^a   Gonzalez Huerta L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Mental retardation; Steroid sulphatase; STS gene; VCX3A gene; X linked ichthyosis

Indexed keywords

DNA; STERYL SULFATASE;

ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MEXICO; MUTATOR GENE; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STS GENE; TELOMERE; VCX2 GENE; VCX3A GENE; VCX3B GENE; X LINKED ICHTHYOSIS;

GENE DELETION; HUMANS; ICHTHYOSIS, X-LINKED; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MEXICO; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STERYL-SULFATASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39049156843     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08373.x     Document Type: Article

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