MECP2 mutations in Malaysian Rett syndrome patients

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 529-533

  Fong, Cheng Boon ^a   Thong, Meow Keong ^b   Sam, C K ^a,d   Mohamed Noor, M N ^c   Ariffin, R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Paediatric Department   (Malaysia)

^c HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

^d Department of Genetics and Microbiology ^*

Author keywords

Denaturing high performance liquid chromatography; MECP2 mutation; Methyl CpG binding domain; Mutation analysis; Rett syndrome; Transcriptional repression domain

Indexed keywords

METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; MECP2 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME XQ; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; EXON; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETT SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER; GENETICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MUTATION; PROCEDURES;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETT SYNDROME;

EID: 67149140374     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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