Unusual chromosome 9 variant with an extra G-dark and C-negative segment in the short arm, proximal to the centromere: A case study

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-124

  Chen, Pei Yi ^a   Wu, Huei Min ^a   Kuo, Pao Lin ^a   Tzeng, Ching Cherng ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

C banding; Chromosomal variants; Chromosome 9; G banding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME 9P; CHROMOSOME C BAND; CHROMOSOME G BAND; CHROMOSOME VARIANT; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE;

ADULT; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 9; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0033041308     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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