title: The Rett syndrome related to fragile X(P22) in caffeine-induced lymphocyte culture.
abstract: Chromosome analyses of lymphocytes cultured in a medium supplemented with caffeine showed a significantly higher frequency of fragile X(p22) in 13 girls with the Rett syndrome (RS) than in 9 healthy controls (p less than 0.05).
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry III, East Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wahlström
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Witt-Engerström
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mellquist
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anvret
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oden
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002110:Caffeine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005600:Fragile X Syndrome / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D015518:Rett Syndrome / Q000235:genetics*; D012729:Sex Chromosome Aberrations / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D002110:Caffeine