Genetic Causes of Mental Retardation. ARC Q&A #101-50 [microform]
This fact sheet uses a question-and-answer format to summarize what is known about the genetic causes of mental retardation. Questions and answers address the following topics: what genetics is; how a person's genes can cause mental retardation; how often mental retardation is inherited (up to...
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| Format: | Microfilm Book |
| Language: | English |
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1996.
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| Summary: | This fact sheet uses a question-and-answer format to summarize what is known about the genetic causes of mental retardation. Questions and answers address the following topics: what genetics is; how a person's genes can cause mental retardation; how often mental retardation is inherited (up to 60 percent of severe mental retardation has genetic causes); causes of genetic disorders (chromosomal disorders, single-gene disorders, and multifactorial disorders); how genetic disorders are inherited (dominant inheritance, recessive inheritance, and X-linked or sex-linked inheritance); and the possibilities of using gene therapy to treat genetic disorders causing mental retardation. (Contains 10 references.) (DB) |
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| Item Description: | Availability: Arc National Headquarters, 500 E. Border St., S-300, Arlington, TX 76010; Tel:: 817-261-6003; TDD: 817-277-0553. Sponsoring Agency: Department of Energy, Washington, DC. Contract Number: DE-FG03-96ER62162. ERIC Document Number: ED425554. |
| Physical Description: | 4 pages. |