Towards identification of X-linked mental retardation genes: A proposal
β Scribed by Mandel, J. L.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 306 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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## Abstract An estimated 1β3% of individuals within the United States are diagnosed with mental retardation (MR), yet the cause is unknown in nearly 50% of the patients. While several environmental, genetic and combined teratogenetic etiologies have been identified, many causative genes remain to b
Mental retardation (MR) is a common condition with no general mechanism suggested. Mild MR (70 > IQ > 50) is present in 2-3% of the general population, whereas 0.3% presents severe forms of MR (IQ < 50) . Two different forms of MR could be distinguished: nonsyndromic MR, where affected patients do n