Interstitial telomeric sequences at the junction site of a jumping translocation

Human Genetics

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 735-737

  Vermeesch, Joris Robert ^a   Petit, Paul ^a   Speleman, Frank ^a   Devriendt, Koen ^a   Fryns, Jean Pierre ^a   Marynen, Peter ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FETUS HYDROPS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METAPHASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOMERE;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 4; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MOSAICISM; TELOMERE; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

HYDROPS;

EID: 0031006263     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050440     Document Type: Article

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