Nucleolar organising region evaluation using new NOR FISH probe

Indian Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-46

  Rao, Babu V ^a   Ghosh, K ^a   Mohanty, D ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Addition on chromosome 15; FISH NOR; NOR duplication; NOR variation; Repeated spontaneous abortions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 15; CHROMOSOME 15P; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME PREPARATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR PROBE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 32444441089     PISSN: 09716866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6866.16295     Document Type: Article

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