Mapping of the X-breakpoint involved in a balanced X;12 translocation in a female with mild mental retardation

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-109

  Bienvenu, Thierry ^a,e   Der Sarkissian, Hera ^b   Billuart, Pierre ^a   Tissot, Michel ^b   Des Portes, Vincent ^a   Brüls, Thomas ^a   Chabrolle, Jean Pierre ^c   Chauveau, Pierre ^c   Cherry, Michel Le ^d   Kahn, Axel ^a   Cohen, Daniel ^b   Beldjord, Cherif ^a   Chelly, Jamel ^a   Cherif, Dorra ^b  

^a INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

^b Ctr d'Etude du Polymorphisme Hum   (France)

^c LE HAVRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER   (France)

^e Hôpital Cochin ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Chromosome painting; Fluorescent in situ hybridization; Mental retardation; Translocation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 12Q; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME MAP; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 12; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION X; CHROMOSOME XQ; COSMID; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; YEAST ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME;

EID: 12644259512     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000484743     Document Type: Article

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