Sex chromosome loss and non-disjunction in women: Analysis of chromosomal segregation in binucleated lymphocytes

Chromosoma

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 461-467

  Zijno, Andrea ^a   Leopardi, Paola ^a   Marcon, Francesca ^a   Crebelli, Riccardo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CHROMOSOME LOSS; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MATERNAL AGE; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; NONDISJUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0029958875     PISSN: 00095915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00352270     Document Type: Article

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