Utility of subtelomeric fluorescent DNA probes for detection of chromosome anomalies in 425 patients

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-34

  Jalal, Syed M ^a   Harwood, Aaron R ^a   Sekhon, Gurbax S ^b   Lorentz, Cindy Pham ^a   Ketterling, Rhett P ^a   Babovic Vuksanovic, Dusica ^a   Meyer, Reid G ^a   Ensenauer, Regina ^a   Anderson Jr , Marvin H ^a   Michels, Virginia V ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptic anomalies; FISH probes; Subtelomere

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DNA PROBE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TELOMERE; TERATOLOGY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT ABORTION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DNA PROBES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; TELOMERE;

EID: 0038820242     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00125817-200301000-00005     Document Type: Article

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