THE STUDY OF X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION IN MENTAL RETARDATION: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MOLECULAR-CYTOGENETIC AND POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION-BASED TECHNIQUES IN RETT SYNDROME
Iourov IY1, Vorsanova SG2,*, Villard L3, Kolotii AD2, Yurov YB1,*
*Corresponding Author: Professor Yuri B. Yurov and Professor Svetlana G. Vorsanova, Cytogenetic Labora¬tory National Center of Mental Health, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Zagorodnoe shosse 2, Moscow 113 152, Russia; Tel.: +7-095-952-89-90; Fax: +7-095-952-89-40; E-mail: y_yurov@hotmail.com; y_yurov@yahoo. com
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