A five-year experience with fragile X screening of high-risk gravid women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 789-792

  Wenstrom, Katharine D ^a   Descartes, Maria ^a   Franklin, Judy ^a   Cliver, Suzanne P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Fragile X screening; Prenatal genetic screening

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUTATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032696191     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70302-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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