Mosaicism of proximal 15q duplication/deletion resulting in Prader-Willi syndrome with normal methylation [1]

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 138 A, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 181-184

  Boyd, Luke ^a   Brown, Michael G ^a   Kelson, Stephen ^a   Lawce, Helen ^a   Shuttleworth, Sarah ^a   Unsworth, Nancy ^a   Magenis, R Ellen ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE DELETION; GENOME IMPRINTING; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; HUMAN; LETTER; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 1; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOSAICISM; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 25644436435     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30819     Document Type: Letter

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