Spermine Synthase Deficiency Resulting in X-Linked Intellectual Disability (Snyder–Robinson Syndrome)

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 720, Issue , 2011, Pages 437-445

  Schwartz, Charles E ^a   Wang, Xaiojing ^b   Stevenson, Roger E ^a   Pegg, Anthony E ^b  

^a GREENWOOD GENETIC CENTER   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Polyamine deficiency; Snyder Robinson syndrome; Spermine; Spermine synthase; X linked intellectual disability

Indexed keywords

SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE; SPERMINE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METABOLISM; MUTATION; X CHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; X LINKED MENTAL RETARDATION;

ENZYME ASSAYS; FEMALE; GENES, X-LINKED; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MENTAL RETARDATION, X-LINKED; MUTATION; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE; SPERMINE SYNTHASE;

EID: 79956280817     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-034-8_28     Document Type: Chapter

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