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The Molecular Genetics of Autosomal Recessive Nonsyndromic Intellectual Disability: a Mutational Continuum and Future Recommendations.
Annals of human genetics - 1 Nov 2016
Khan Muzammil Ahmad, Khan Saadullah, Windpassinger Christian, Badar Muhammad, Nawaz Zafar, Mohammad Ramzi M
Abstract excerpt
Intellectual disability (ID) is a clinical manifestation of the central nervous system without any major dysmorphologies of the brain. Biologically it affects learning capabilities, memory, and cognitive functioning. The basic defining features of ID are characterized by IQ<70, age of onset before 18 years, and impairment of at least two of the adaptive skills. Clinically it is classified in a syndromic (with...
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