Mental retardation (MR) is a handicap with severe implications not only for thosethat suffer from this disability, but also for their families, society and the welfaresystems which support them. A large proportion of these individuals are afflictedwith the X-linked form of the condition. To date a total of 87 genes have beenimplicated in the pathogenesis of X-linked mental retardation (XLMR).
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/3090 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Carvill, Gemma |
| Contributors | Greenberg, René, Goliath, Jacquie |
| Publisher | University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Human Genetics |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Doctoral Thesis, Doctoral, PhD |
| Format | application/pdf |
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