Molecular genetic analysis of the Prader-Willi syndrome by using fluorescent multiplex PCR of the dinucleotide repeats on chromosome 15q11- q13

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 271, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 89-96

  Lee, Myeong Jin ^a   Nishio, Hisahide ^a   Nagai, Toshiro ^b   Okamoto, Nobuhiko ^c   Yuki, Tsuyoshi ^a   Sumino, Kimiaki ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Department of Pediatrics   (Japan)

Author keywords

(CA)(n) dinucleotide repeat polymorphisms; Chromosome 15; Deletion; Maternal uniparental disomy; Prader Willi syndrome

Indexed keywords

DINUCLEOTIDE; DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; JAPAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME;

EID: 0344863088     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(97)00238-6     Document Type: Article

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