Low level of mosaicism in atypical Prader Willi syndrome: Detection using fluorescent in situ hybridization

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 166-168

  Chaddha, Vandana ^a   Agarwal, Savita ^a   Phadke, S R ^a   Halder, Ashutosh ^a,b  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

FISH; Mosaicism; Prader Willi syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERPHAGIA; INDIA; INFANT; MOSAICISM; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; WEIGHT GAIN;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MOSAICISM; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME;

EID: 0037330075     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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