Combined cytogenetic and molecular analyses for the diagnosis of Prader-Willi/Angelman syndromes

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 522-526

  Borelina, Daniel ^a   Engel, Nora ^a   Esperante, Sebastian ^a   Ferreiro, Veronica ^a   Ferrer, Marcela ^a   Torrado, Maria ^b   Goldschmidt, Ernesto ^b   Francipane, Liliana ^b   Szijan, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS JOSÉ DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Deletions; Methylation test; Prader Willi Angelman syndromes; Uniparental disomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 15; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNIPARENTAL DISOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ANGELMAN SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; UNIPARENTAL DISOMY;

EID: 16644378531     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: 12258687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2004.37.5.522     Document Type: Article

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