Multicolour FISH detects frequent chromosomal mosaicism and chaotic division in normal preimplantation embryos from fertile patients

Human Genetics

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 755-760

  Delhanty, Joy D A ^a   Harper, Joyce C ^a   Ao, Asangla ^b   Handyside, Alan H ^b   Winston, Robert M L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 1; CHROMOSOME LOSS; CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA PROBE; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HAPLOIDY; HUMAN; NONDISJUNCTION; NUMERICAL CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ADULT; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 1; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MOSAICISM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0031009264     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050443     Document Type: Article

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