Nondisjunction in trisomy 21: Origin and mechanisms

Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics

Volumn 91, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 199-203

  Petersen, Michael B ^a,b,c   Mikkelsen, Margareta ^b  

^a Institute of Child Health   (Greece)

^b JOHN F KENNEDY INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; MEIOSIS; NONDISJUNCTION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRISOMY 21;

EID: 0034487971     PISSN: 03010171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000056844     Document Type: Article

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