FISH analysis in patients with clinical diagnosis of Williams syndrome

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 48-53

  Elcioglu N ^a,b   Mackie Ogilvie, C ^a   Daker, M ^a   Berry, A C ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Deletion; Elastin gene; FISH; In situ hybridization; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

EID: 0031933505     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035259850157868     Document Type: Article

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