A case report of monozygotic twins with smith-magenis syndrome

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-46

  Hicks, Matthew ^a   Ferguson, Susan ^a   Bernier, Francois ^a   Lemay, Jean François ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

17p11.2 interstitial microdeletion; Autism spectrum disorder; Developmental delay; Monozygotic twins; Smith Magenis syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTOMUTILATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHROMOSOME 17P; CHROMOSOME DELETION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACE MALFORMATION; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; KIDNEY MALFORMATION; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LARYNX DISORDER; MALE; MIDDLE EAR MALFORMATION; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SMITH MAGENIS SYNDROME; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPEECH DISORDER; STEREOTYPY; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHROMOSOME 7; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; INFANT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SYNDROME;

CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 7; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SYNDROME; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 42449110978     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e318146903d     Document Type: Article

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