The impact of spermine synthase (SMS) mutations on brain morphology

Neurogenetics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 299-305

  Kesler, Shelli R ^a   Schwartz, Charles ^b   Stevenson, Roger E ^b   Reiss, Allan L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GREENWOOD GENETIC CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Cerebrum; Hippocampus; MRI; Red nucleus; SMS; Snyder Robinson syndrome; Spermine synthase

Indexed keywords

SPERMINE SYNTHASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; MUTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SYNDROME; X LINKED MENTAL RETARDATION;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION, X-LINKED; MUTATION; SPERMINE SYNTHASE; SYNDROME;

EID: 77957102925     PISSN: 13646745     EISSN: 13646753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10048-009-0184-2     Document Type: Article

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