Article
Finding new etiologies of mental retardation and hypotonia: X marks the spot.
Developmental medicine and child neurology - 1 Feb 2008
Rogers R Curtis, Stevenson Roger E, Simensen Richard J, Holden Kenton R, Schwartz Charles E
Abstract excerpt
Mental retardation (MR) and hypotonia occur together frequently and have a heterogeneous etiology. Molecular and clinical studies have led to the recent discovery of genes on the X chromosome that may be associated with syndromal forms of X-linked MR (XLMR). These disorders manifest additional neurological and somatic features that are helpful in establishing a specific diagnosis and etiology. This article...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.