Dystrophin gene mutation location and the risk of cognitive impairment in duchenne muscular dystrophy

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Taylor, Peter J ^a,b   Betts, Grant A ^b   Maroulis, Sarah ^a   Gilissen, Christian ^c   Pedersen, Robyn L ^b   Mowat, David R ^b,d   Johnston, Heather M ^b   Buckley, Michael F ^a,c  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DYSTROPHIN; ISOPROTEIN; PROTEIN DP140; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; GENE DELETION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; POINT MUTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; GENETICS; MUTATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; DYSTROPHIN; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; MUTATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 77649282617     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008803     Document Type: Article

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