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Duplication of the MECP2 Region Is a Frequent Cause of Severe Mental Retardation and Progressive Neurological Symptoms in Males

✍ Scribed by Hilde Van Esch; Marijke Bauters; Jaakko Ignatius; Mieke Jansen; Martine Raynaud; Karen Hollanders; Dorien Lugtenberg; Thierry Bienvenu; Lars Riff Jensen; Jozef Gécz; Claude Moraine; Peter Marynen; Jean-Pierre Fryns; Guy Froyen

Book ID: 117854660
Publisher: American Society of Human Genetics
Year: 2005
Tongue: English
Weight: 672 KB
Volume: 77
Category: Article
ISSN: 0002-9297
DOI: 10.1086/444549

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