Comment on prevalence of hereditary prosopagnosia (HPA) in Hong Kong Chinese population

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 146, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 2860-2862

  Duchaine, Bradley ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive genetics; Developmental prosopagnosia; Neuropsychology; Prosopagnosia

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CHINESE; COGNITION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FACE; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC DISORDER; HERITABILITY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSOPAGNOSIA;

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; PROSOPAGNOSIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56049103803     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32548     Document Type: Note

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