Genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis for mtDNA disease [3] (multiple letters)

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1908-1910

  Chinnery, P F ^a   Howell, N ^a   Lightowlers, R N ^a   Turnbull, D M ^a   Poulton, J ^a   Marchington, D ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; LETTER; MUTATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROGENY;

EID: 0032471544     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302157     Document Type: Letter

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