Molecular cytogenetic characterization of breakpoints involving pericentric inversions of human chromosome 9

Human Genetics

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 576-580

  Samonte, Rhea V ^a,b   Conte, Robert A ^a   Ramesh, K H ^a,c   Verma, R S ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 9; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOGENETICS; DNA PROBE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PERICENTRIC CHROMOSOME INVERSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 9; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DNA, SATELLITE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INVERSION, CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0029853176     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050262     Document Type: Article

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