Clinical, cytogenetic, and fluorescence in situ hybridization findings in two cases of 'complete ring' syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 384-390

  Sigurdardottir, S ^a   Goodman, B K ^a   Rutberg, J ^a   Thomas, G H ^a   Jabs, E W ^a   Geraghty, Michael T ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosomal abnormality; Chromosome 4; Chromosome 9; Clinical cytogenetics; FISH; Growth retardation; Ring chromosome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 4; CHROMOSOME 9; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RING CHROMOSOME;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 4; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 9; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INFANT; KARYOTYPING; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; RING CHROMOSOMES;

EID: 0033455622     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19991222)87:5<384::AID-AJMG3>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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