FISH analysis helps identify low-level mosaicism in Ullrich-Turner syndrome patients

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 132-135

  Wiktor, Anne ^a   Van Dyke, Daniel L ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosomal mosaicism; Gonadoblastoma; Turner syndrome; X chromosome monosomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; ISOCHROMOSOME X; KARYOTYPE; KARYOTYPE 45,X; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOSAICISM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; TURNER SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; Y CHROMOSOME;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING; MOSAICISM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 2642558850     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.GIM.0000127270.49902.56     Document Type: Article

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