Cognitive, behavioral, and neural consequences of sex chromosome aneuploidy

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2017, Pages 311-319

  Printzlau, Frida ^a   Wolstencroft, Jeanne ^a   Skuse, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; autism; language; X chromosome; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; X CHROMOSOME; ANEUPLOIDY; ANIMAL; GENETICS; MENTAL DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANEUPLOIDY; ANIMALS; BRAIN; COGNITION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84994376832     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23951     Document Type: Review

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