Translocation trisomy dup(21q) and free trisomy 21 can be distinguished by interphase-FISH

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-14

  Liehr, Thomas ^a   Starke, Heike ^a   Beensen, Volkmar ^a   Kähler, Christine ^b   Harbich, Michael ^c   Brude, Erich ^d   Ziegler, Monika ^a   Claussen, Uwe ^a  

^a Institut fur Humangenetik und Anthropologie   (Germany)

^b Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe   (Germany)

^c KIinik für Kinder und Jugendmedizin   (Germany)

^d Institut fur Humangenetik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Interphase FISH; Translocation trisomy dup(21q); Trisomy 21

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME 21; CYTOLOGY; DNA PROBE; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTERPHASE; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TRISOMY;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 21; DNA PROBES; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INTERPHASE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; TRISOMY;

EID: 0032615268     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.3.1.11     Document Type: Article

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