A FISH approach to defining the extent and possible clinical significance of deletions at the WAGR locus

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 207-212

  Crolla, John A ^a   Cawdery, John E ^b   Oley, Christine A ^c,g   Young, Ian D ^d   Gray, Jonathon ^e   Fantes, Judy ^f   Van Heyningen, Veronica ^f  

^a SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^f WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

FISH; WAGR locus

Indexed keywords

ANIRIDIA; ARTICLE; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CHROMOSOME 11P; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL GENETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMID; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE DELETION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENITAL MALFORMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEPHROBLASTOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WAGR SYNDROME;

EID: 0031035967     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.34.3.207     Document Type: Article

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