X inactivation testing for identifying a non-syndromic X-linked mental retardation gene

Journal of Applied Genetics

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 437-441

  Yonath, Hagith ^a,c   Marek Yagel, Dina ^a   Resnik Wolf, Haike ^a   Abu Horvitz, Almogit ^a   Baris, Hagit N ^b,c   Shohat, Mordechai ^b,c   Frydman, Moshe ^a,c   Pras, Elon ^a,c  

^a GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

FACL4; Linkage; Mutation; Schizophrenia; X inactivation; XLMR

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIGREE; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; X LINKED MENTAL RETARDATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC TESTING; HAPLOTYPES; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION, X-LINKED; PEDIGREE; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 80053624162     PISSN: 12341983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13353-011-0052-2     Document Type: Article

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