Clinical checklists in the selection of mentally retarded males for molecular screening of fragile X syndrome
Fragile X syndrome is the most frequent cause of inherited mental retardation. The phenotype in this syndrome is quite variable and less conspicuous in younger patients, making clinical diagnosis difficult and thus making molecular diagnosis necessary. The use of clinical checklists in mentally reta...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
2007-01-01
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| Series: | Genetics and Molecular Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572007000600002 |