Is it all the X: Familial learning dysfunction and the impact of behavioral aspects of the phenotypic presentation of XXY?

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-34

  Samango Sprouse, Carole A ^a   Stapleton, Emily ^b   Sadeghin, Teresa ^c   Gropman, Andrea L ^d  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c Neurodevelopmental Diagnostic Center for Young Children   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Genetics; Klinefelter syndrome; Language based learning disabilities; XXY

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; COGNITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FAMILIAL LEARNING DYSFUNCTION; GILLIAM AUTISM RATING SCALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL RESPONSIVENESS SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CHROMOSOME DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873850427     PISSN: 15524868     EISSN: 15524876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31353     Document Type: Article

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