The behavioral phenotype of the idic(15) syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 448-455

  Battaglia, Agatino ^a,b,c,d   Parrini, Barbara ^d   Tancredi, Raffaella ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Clinical Dysmorphology Unit   (Italy)

^d DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

ASD; Autism; Behavior phenotype; Idic (15) syndrome; Inv dup(15) syndrome; PDD; Supernumerary marker chromosome 15

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; LAMOTRIGINE; RUFINAMIDE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHROMOSOME 15P; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIC(15) SYNDROME; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PHENOTYPE; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPEECH DISORDER; TETRASOMY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHENOTYPE; SEIZURES; SYNDROME;

EID: 78049388092     PISSN: 15524868     EISSN: 15524876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30281     Document Type: Article

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