Pediatric Neurology
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 288-294 , October 2001

Rett and Angelman’s syndromes: models of arrested development

  • Michel Philippart, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Philippart; 300 UCLA Medical Plaza; Suite 1247; Los Angeles, CA 90095-6967
    • Brain Research Institute; UCLA; Los Angeles, CA, USA

Received 23 October 2000 ,Accepted 3 April 2001.

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