Multiple small accessory marker chromosomes from different centromeric origin in a moderately mentally retarded male

Human Genetics

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 611-618

  Vermeesch, Joris Robert ^a,b   Duhamel, Hein ^a,b   Petit, Paul ^a   Falzetti, Daniela ^c   Fryns, Jean Pierre ^a   Marynen, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME MICRODISSECTION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; MARKER CHROMOSOME; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RING CHROMOSOME; SUPERNUMERARY CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0033391080     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004399900184     Document Type: Article

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