The ring 14 syndrome: Clinical and molecular definition

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1116-1124

  Zollino, Marcella ^a   Seminara, Laura ^a   Orteschi, Daniela ^a   Gobbi, Giuseppe ^b   Giovannini, Simona ^b   Giustina, Elvio Della ^c   Frattini, Daniele ^c   Scarano, Angela ^c   Neri, Giovanni ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Neuropsichiatria Infantile   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromosome 14 deletions; Epilepsy; Ring chromosome 14

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 14; CHROMOSOME 14Q; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME LOSS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RING CHROMOSOME; SCHOOL CHILD; UNIPARENTAL DISOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 14; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; EPILEPSY; FACIES; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL CHROMOSOME MAPPING; RING CHROMOSOMES; SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66349129147     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32831     Document Type: Article

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