A new deletion of 18q23 with few typical features of the 18q- syndrome

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 240-243

  Kohonen Corish, Maija ^a   Strathdee, Gordon ^b   Overhauser, Joan ^b   McDonald, Timothy ^c   Jammu, Vapinder ^d  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Physiotherapy Centre   (Australia)

^d WODEN VALLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

18q syndrome; FISH; RFLP microsatellite markers

Indexed keywords

DNA MARKER; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 18Q; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; MALFORMATION SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0030047511     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.33.3.240     Document Type: Article

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