Detection of submicroscopic aberrations in patients with unexplained mental retardation by fluorescence in situ hybridization using multiple subtelomeric probes

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 416-421

  Fan, Yao Shan ^a   Zhang, Yang ^a   Speevak, Marsha ^a   Farrell, Sandra ^a   Jung, Jack H ^a   Siu, Victoria M ^a  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryptic rearrangement; Developmental delay; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Mental retardation; Multiple subtelomeric probes; Spectral karyotyping; Subtelomeric aberrations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 2Q; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME VARIANT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLORIMETRY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FAMILY STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE DELETION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; KARYOTYPE; KARYOTYPING; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOLECULAR PROBE; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; TELOMERE;

EID: 0035746692     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00125817-200111000-00007     Document Type: Article

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