Molecular fragile X screening in normal populations

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 181-183

  Spence, W Christine ^a,c   Black, Susan H ^a,b   Fallon, Lee ^a   Maddalena, Anne ^a,b   Cummings, Emily ^a   Menapace Drew, Gianna ^a   Bick, David P ^a,b   Levinson, Gene ^a,b   Schulman, Joseph D ^a,b   Howard Peebles, Patricia N ^a,b  

^a GENETICS AND IVF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Reprod Immunology Genetics IVF Inst   (United States)

Author keywords

CGG repeat number; DNA fragile X testing; fragile X carrier screening; population screening; StB12.3 probe

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; MATERNAL AGE; MENTAL RETARDATION MALFORMATION SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHORIONIC VILLI SAMPLING; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0029992499     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960712)64:1<181::AID-AJMG31>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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