Prenatal diagnosis of a fetus with a homologous Robertsonian translocation of chromosome 15

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-50

  Cheung, Sau W ^a   Shaffer, Lisa G ^b   Richards, C Sue ^b   Page, Scott L ^b   Riconda, Daniel L ^c  

^a Lab for Genetic Services Inc   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Der(15; 15)(q10; q10); Prenatal diagnosis; Uniparental disomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 15; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBERTSONIAN CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION;

ADULT; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS; ROBERTSONIA;

EID: 0030883293     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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