Prenatal Diagnosis of a Rare Inherited Heterochromatic Variant Chromosome 4

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 126 A, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 420-422

  Zaslav, Ann Leslie ^a   Pierno, Guy ^b   Fougner, Arthur ^b   Jacob, Jessy ^a   Shikora, Geraldine ^a   Kazi, Rehana ^a   Blumenthal, Donna ^c   Alexander, Fakhry ^b   Fox, Joyce E ^c  

^a LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SonoScan Genetic Sciences   (United States)

^c SCHNEIDER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosome; Heterochromatin; Prenatal diagnosis; Variant

Indexed keywords

DISTAMYCIN A;

AMNIOCENTESIS; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME 4; CHROMOSOME 4Q; CHROMOSOME 9; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME C BAND; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; CHROMOSOME Q BAND; CHROMOSOME VARIANT; CYTOGENETICS; FETUS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC COUNSELING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HETEROCHROMATIN; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MOLECULAR PROBE; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREPUCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; STAINING; TELOMERE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 2142702295     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.20594     Document Type: Article

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