Y chromosomal polysomy: A unique case of 49,XYYYY in amniotic fluid cells [1]

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 118 A, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 184-186

  Frey Mahn, Gabriele ^b   Behrendt, Gabriele ^c   Geiger, Kathrin ^c   Sohn, Christof ^d   Schäfer, Dieter ^c   Miny, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Aristogen GmbH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^d HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; CASE REPORT; FETUS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LETTER; MALE; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERNUMERARY CHROMOSOME; TETRASOMY; Y CHROMOSOME; ABORTION; ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; CYTOLOGY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATION;

ABORTION, EUGENIC; ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS;

EID: 0037824676     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.10051     Document Type: Letter

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