Genotyping FOXG1 mutations in patients with clinical evidence of the FOXG1 syndrome

Molecular Syndromology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 284-287

  Pratt, D W ^a   Warner, J V ^a   Williams, M G ^a  

^a MATER ADULT HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

FOXG1; MECP2; Rett; Variant Rett

Indexed keywords

METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXG1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYING; DYSKINESIA; EPILEPSY; EXON; FEMALE; FOXG1 SYNDROME; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MICROCEPHALY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MULTIPLEX LIGATION DEPENDENT PROBE AMPLIFICATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; RETT SYNDROME; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SLEEP DISORDER; STEREOTYPY;

EID: 84928154539     PISSN: 16618769     EISSN: 16618777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000345845     Document Type: Article

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