Fetal diagnosis of monosomy X (Turner syndrome) with methylation-specific PCR [5]

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 769-770

  Pena, Sérgio D J ^a   Sturzeneker, Rosane ^a  

^a GENE Nucleo Genet Med Minas Gerais   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISULFITE; DNA; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN;

ABORTION; CHROMOSOME 15; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FETUS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MALE; METHYLATION; MONOSOMY X; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TURNER SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; METHYLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 0141745935     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.675     Document Type: Letter

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