Chromosome abnormalities in a referred population for suspected chromosomal aberrations: A report of 4117 cases

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 373-376

  Kim, Sung Soo ^a   Jung, Sung Chul ^a   Kim, Hyon Ju ^b   Moon, Hae Ran ^c   Lee, Jin Sung ^a,d  

^a Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Green Cross Company   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chromosomal abnormalities; Cytogenetics; Down syndrome; Inversion (genetics); Turner's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 6; CHROMOSOME INVERSION; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; KOREA; MALE; MOSAICISM; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; TURNER SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 6; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INVERSION, CHROMOSOME; KARYOTYPING; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; KOREA; MALE; MOSAICISM; PREVALENCE; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; TURNER SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0033174755     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.1999.14.4.373     Document Type: Article

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