Trisomy 15 rescue with jumping translocation of distal 15q in Prader-Willi syndrome

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 395-399

  Devriendt, Koenraad ^a   Petit, Paul ^a   Matthijs, Gert ^a   Vermeesch, Joris R ^a   Holvoet, Maureen ^a   De Muelenaere, Alain ^b   Marynen, Peter ^a   Cassiman, Jean Jacques ^a   Fryns, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b MPIOLV Ter Engelen ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Jumping transiocation; Partial trisomy; Prader Willi syndrome; Uniparental disomy

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 14Q; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME 16P; CHROMOSOME 4Q; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CYTOGENETICS; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE FUSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; OBESITY; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; SHORT STATURE; SPEECH DISORDER; TELOMERE; TRISOMY; UNIPARENTAL DISOMY;

EID: 16944363754     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.34.5.395     Document Type: Article

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