title: XLMR genes: update 1994.
abstract: We provide a comprehensive list of all known forms of X-linked mental retardation. It comprises 127 entries, subdivided into 5 categories (syndromes, dominant disorders, metabolic disorders, neuromuscular disorders, and nonspecific mental retardation). Map location of 69 putative loci demonstrates several overlaps, which will only be resolved by more refined mapping or cloning of the respective genes. The ultimate goal of identifying all the genes on the X chromosome whose mutations cause mental retardation will require a concerted effort between clinical and molecular investigators.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Genetica Medica, Facoltà di Medicina A. Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Neri
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chiurazzi
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Arena
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Lubs
mesh_terms: D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D005260:Female; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D012729:Sex Chromosome Aberrations / Q000235:genetics*; D014960:X Chromosome / Q000235:genetics*