Carrier identification by FISH analysis in isolated cases of X-linked ichthyosis

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 146-148

  Valdes Flores, M ^a   Kofman Alfaro, S H ^b   Jimenez Vaca, A L ^b   Cuevas Covarrubias, S A ^a  

^a Instituto Nacional de Ortopedia   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

FISH analysis; Steroid sulfatase; STS gene; X linked ichthyosis; X linked ichthyosis carriers

Indexed keywords

STERYL SULFATASE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE DELETION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; ICHTHYOSIS; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; MALE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARYLSULFATASES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; ICHTHYOSIS, X-LINKED; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; STERYL-SULFATASE;

EID: 0035425950     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1450     Document Type: Article

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