Uniparental and functional X disomy in Turner syndrome patients with unexplained mental retardation and X derived marker chromosomes

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 539-544

  Yorifuji, Tohru ^a   Muroi, Junko ^a   Kawai, Masahiko ^a   Uematsu, Ayumi ^a   Sasaki, Hiroshi ^b   Momoi, Toru ^c   Kaji, Masayuki ^d   Yamanaka, Chutaro ^e   Furusho, Kenshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KURASHIKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c SUWA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d SHIZUOKA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e TENRI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Turner syndrome; Uniparental X disomy; X inactivation

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; MARKER CHROMOSOME; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RING CHROMOSOME; TURNER SYNDROME; UNIPARENTAL DISOMY; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 0031839540     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.35.7.539     Document Type: Article

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