Duplication of MAOA, MAOB, and NDP in a patient with mental retardation and epilepsy

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-2

  Klitten, Laura L ^a,b   Møller, Rikke S ^a,b   Ravn, Kirstine ^c   Hjalgrim, Helle ^b   Tommerup, Niels ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DANISH EPILEPSY CENTRE   (Denmark)

^c JOHN F KENNEDY INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE A INHIBITOR; MONOAMINE OXIDASE B INHIBITOR;

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CHROMOSOME XP; COGNITION; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HAND MOVEMENT; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; LETTER; LIP; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NDP GENE; NORRIE DISEASE; OPISTHOTONUS; OSTEOPOROSIS; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCOLIOSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

ADULT; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; EPILEPSY; EYE PROTEINS; GENE DUPLICATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS;

EID: 78650050566     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2010.149     Document Type: Letter

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