Genetic mechanisms and mental retardation.

Abstract excerpt

The past five years have witnessed rapid and apparently relentless progress in the delineation of the genetic basis of disorders associated with mental retardation. Each gene discovery has a new story to tell but inevitably generates further questions. For the clinical geneticist and, perhaps more importantly, for patients and their families, many of these recent discoveries have yielded information which has...

Topics

• Chromosome Deletion
• Fragile X Syndrome
• Genes, Tumor Suppressor
• Genetic Counseling
• Genetic Testing
• Humans
• Intellectual Disability
• Mutation
• Myotonic Dystrophy
• Pedigree
• Tuberous Sclerosis
• alpha-Thalassemia