Genotype-phenotype correlation in Brazillian Rett syndrome patients

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 67, Issue 3 A, 2009, Pages 577-584

  De Lima, Fernanda Teresa ^a   Brunoni, Decio ^a   Schwartzman, José Salomão ^b   Pozzi, Maria Cristina ^c   Kok, Fernando ^d   Juliano, Yara ^e   Pereira, Lygia Da Veiga ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b MACKENZIE PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c Associação Brasileira de Estomaterapia São Paulo   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SANTO AMARO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genotype phenotype correlation; Rett syndrome

Indexed keywords

DNA; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; POINT MUTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETT SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 69749099201     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2009000400001     Document Type: Article

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