Identification of Y chromatin directly in gonadal tissue by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH): Significance for Ullrich-Turner syndrome screening in the cytogenetics laboratory

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 377-382

  Atkins, Kay E ^a   Gregg, Anthony ^a   Spikes, Aimee S ^a   Bacino, Carlos A ^a   Bejjani, Bassem A ^a   Kirkland, John ^a   Shaffer, Lisa G ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Gonadoblastoma; Laboratory practice; Mosaicism; Ullrich Turner syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GONAD; GONADOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MOSAICISM; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TURNER SYNDROME; Y CHROMATIN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHROMATIN; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GONADOBLASTOMA; GONADS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING; MOSAICISM; NOONAN SYNDROME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0034709126     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(20000424)91:5<377::AID-AJMG11>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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