First case of dizygous twins with X-linked α-thalassemia/mental retardation syndrome showing wide clinical variability

Pediatrics International

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Pavone, Piero ^a   Taibi, Rosaria ^a   Lionetti, Elena ^a   Incorpora, Gemma ^b   Fisher, Christopher A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b Division of Pediatrics Hospital Civile   (Italy)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpha thalassemia; ATR X syndrome; Childhood; Twins

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

AGGRESSION; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CRYPTORCHISM; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FACE DYSMORPHIA; FEEDING DISORDER; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; MICROCEPHALY; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; VOMITING; X LINKED MENTAL RETARDATION; GENETICS; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; PHENOTYPE; SYNDROME; TWINS; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; DISEASES IN TWINS; GENETIC DISEASES, X-LINKED; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PHENOTYPE; SYNDROME; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY;

EID: 77950205484     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2010.03048.x     Document Type: Article

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