Update on Clinical Features and Brain Abnormalities in Neurogenetics Syndromes

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 217-236

  Jackowski, Andrea Parolin ^a   Laureano, Maura Regina ^a   Del'Aquilla, Marco Antônio ^a   de Moura, Luciana Monteiro ^a   Assunção, Idaiane ^a   Silva, Ivaldo ^a   Schwartzman, José Salomão ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b MACKENZIE PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Fragile X syndrome; Prader Willi syndrome; Rett syndrome; Velocardiofacial syndrome; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954539272     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2010.00603.x     Document Type: Article

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