Microdeletion of chromosomal region 7q11.23 in Willias syndrome

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-140

  Hou, Jia Woei ^a   Wang, Jou Kou ^a   Wang, Tso Ren ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

7q11.23 deletion; elastin gene; fluorescence in situ hybridization; peripheral pulmonary stenosis; supravalvular aortic stenosis; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 7; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CYTOGENETICS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; TAIWAN; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME; GENETICS; MALE; NEWBORN;

CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 7; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 0030615219     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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