No major role for X-inactivation in variations of intelligence and behavioral problems at middle childhood

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 153, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1311-1317

  Peerbooms, O L J ^a   Wichers, M ^a   Jacobs, N ^a,b   Kenis, G ^a   Derom, C ^c,d   Vlietinck, R ^c,d   Thiery, E ^d   Van Os, J ^a,e   Rutten, B P F ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d Association for Scientific Research in Multiple Births   (Belgium)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chorion; Epigenesis; Twins; X chromosome and gene expression regulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CHORION; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHORION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SEX FACTORS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 77957340604     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.31111     Document Type: Article

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