Screening for fragile X syndrome in women of reproductive age

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 611-614

  Pesso, Rachel ^a   Berkenstadt, Michal ^a   Cuckle, Howard ^b   Gak, Eva ^a   Peleg, Lea ^a   Frydman, Moshe ^a   Barkai, Gad ^a  

^a GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal screening; Fragile X syndrome; Full mutation; General population; Preconceptional screening; Premutation

Indexed keywords

REAGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; DNA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX RATIO; TWINS;

EID: 0033906467     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0223(200008)20:8<611::AID-PD881>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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