Reply to Amor et al

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 596-597

  Brunetti Pierri, Nicola ^a,b   Cheung, Sau Wai ^c   Stankiewicz, Pawe ^c,d  

^a TELETHON INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND MEDICINE TIGEM   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF MOTHER AND CHILD   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHROMOSOME 14Q; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EPILEPSY; FATHER; FOXG1 GENE; GENE; GENE DOSAGE; HEMIFACIAL MICROSOMIA; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH DISORDER;

EID: 84861188453     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2011.270     Document Type: Letter

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