Identification of disease genes by whole genome CGH arrays

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages

  Vissers, Lisenka E L M ^a   Veltman, Joris A ^a   van Kessel, Ad Geurts ^a   Brunner, Han G ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLY; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ALPORT SYNDROME; ANIRIDIA; BLEPHAROPHIMOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CYSTINURIA; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; DNA MICROARRAY; EXON; GENE DELETION; GENE DOSAGE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOMIC IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; KARYOTYPING; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; LEIOMYOMATOSIS; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MONOGENIC DISORDER; PERSISTENT HYPERINSULINEMIC HYPOGLYCEMIA OF INFANCY; PHENOTYPE; POLYDACTYLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIEGER SYNDROME; SYNDROME CHARGE; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 27744502885     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddi268     Document Type: Review

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