Characterisation of a 19-year-old «long-term survivor» with Edwards Syndrome

Genetic Counseling

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 239-244

  Petek, E ^a   Pertl, B ^a   Tschernigg, M ^a   Bauer, M ^a   Mayr, J ^a   Wagner, K ^a   Kroisel, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Edwards syndrome; Fluorescence in situ hybridisation; Long term survivor; Mosaic; QF PCR; Trisomy 18

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDWARDS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SURVIVAL; TRISOMY 13; TRISOMY 18;

ADOLESCENT; ANEUPLOIDY; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 13; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 18; FEMALE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SURVIVAL RATE; SYNDROME; TRISOMY;

EID: 0038682746     PISSN: 10158146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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