Prevalence of the fragile X syndrome among estonian mentally retarded and the entire children's population

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1400-1405

  Puusepp, Helen ^a   Kahre, Tiina ^b   Sibul, Hiljar ^a,c   Soo, Viljo ^a   Lind, Ilona ^a,b   Raukas, Elve ^b   Õunap, Katrin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b TARTU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Fragile X syndrome; Live birth prevalence

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSION;

EID: 57749176618     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073808319071     Document Type: Article

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