Microduplication 22q11.2 in a child with autism spectrum disorder: Clinical and genetic study

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 953-955

  Ramelli, Gian Paolo ^a   Silacci, Charlotte ^b   Ferrarini, Alessandra ^a   Cattaneo, Claudio ^c   Visconti, Paola ^d   Pescia, Graziano ^b  

^a OSPEDALE SAN GIOVANNI   (Switzerland)

^b Department of Medical Genetics   (Switzerland)

^c Department of Autism Research and Development ^*  (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD AUTISM RATING SCALE; CHROMOSOME 22Q; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FACE MALFORMATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 22; CONSANGUINITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 56849099021     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.03048.x     Document Type: Article

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