FRAXF in a patient with chromosome 8 duplication

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 611-614

  Vianna Morgante, Angela M ^a   Mingroni Netto, Regina G ^a   Barbosa, Ana C C ^a   Otto, Paulo A ^a   Rosenberg, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dup(8q); FRAXF

Indexed keywords

REPETITIVE DNA;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 8; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; CHROMOSOME XQ; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MENTAL RETARDATION MALFORMATION SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030016367     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.33.7.611     Document Type: Article

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