Further clinical delineation of the Börjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome in patients with PHF6 mutations

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 246-250

  Carter, Melissa T ^a   Picketts, David J ^b   Hunter, Alasdair G ^a   Graham, Gail E ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

B rjeson Forssman Lehmann; Obesity; PHF6; X inactivation

Indexed keywords

DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PROTEIN PHF6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BORJESON FORSSMAN LEHMANN SYNDROME; CHILD; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHILD; FACE; FEMALE; FINGERS; GENETIC DISEASES, X-LINKED; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION, X-LINKED; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PEDIGREE; SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 59849127236     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32624     Document Type: Article

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