Search for dissertations about: "mental retardation"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 59 swedish dissertations containing the words mental retardation.
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6. Cryptic chromosome abnormalities in idiopathic mental retardation
Abstract : Mental retardation is a common disorder, affecting 1-3% of the population. In spite of improved diagnostic tools, the etiology can still not be established in half of the cases. Several lines of evidence indicate a genetic origin in a significant number of individuals with idiopathic mental retardation. READ MORE
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7. Gene dose imbalances in children with mental retardation
Abstract : Submicroscopic chromosome aberrations can cause mental retardation (MR), congenital malformations and miscarriage. It is difficult to estimate the contribution of cytogenetic abnormalities to MR because of relatively low detection sensitivity of conventional cytogenetic methods used in the diagnostic setting. READ MORE
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8. Communicative competence in persons with profound mental retardation : intervention focused on the social context
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9. Molecular studies of three X-linked mental retardation syndromes
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10. Molecular Characterisation of Structural Chromosomal Abnormalities Associated with Congenital Disorders
Abstract : Chromosomal abnormalities are defined as changes in the chromosome structure and fall in one of two categories. The first category is numerical alterations while the second category consists of structural abnormalities. Structural chromosomal abnormalities do not always interrupt genes in order to cause disease. READ MORE