The c.940G variant of the microcephalin (MCPH1) gene is not associated with microcephaly or mental retardation

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 622-625

  Maghirang Rodriguez, Reycel ^a   Archie, John G ^a,b   Schwartz, Charles E ^a   Collins, Julianne S ^a  

^a GREENWOOD GENETIC CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

MCPH1; Mental retardation; Microcephalin; Microcephaly

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MICROCEPHALIN GENE; MICROCEPHALY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 8; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MICROCEPHALY; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 63749116932     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32721     Document Type: Article

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