Prenatal diagnosis of 30 fetuses at risk for fragile X syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 187-190

  Grasso, M ^a   Perroni, L ^a   Colella, S ^a   Piombo, G ^a   Argusti, A ^a   Lituania, M ^b   Buscaglia, M ^c   Giussani, U ^d   Grimoldi, M G ^c   Dagna Bricarelli, F ^a  

^a GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UOC Ginecologia e Ostetricia   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

fragile X syndrome; prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHORION VILLUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS BLOOD; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHORIONIC VILLI SAMPLING; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0030011780     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960712)64:1<187::AID-AJMG33>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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