Prospects for DNA-based prenatal diagnosis of mitochondrial disorders

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 16, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 1247-1256

  Poulton, J ^a   Marchington, D R ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA RESTRICTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MOTHER; POINT MUTATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RESPIRATORY CHAIN;

ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUTATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0030481480     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0223(199612)16:13<1247::AID-PD99>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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