A constitutional telomeric translocation showing meiotic instability

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 140, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1228-1233

  Josifova, D J ^a   Maazaschi, R ^a   Ballard, T ^b   Ogilvie, C Mackie ^a   Splitt, M ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Doctors Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Low copy repeats; Meiotic instability; Telomere; Translocation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 15; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME 8; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME ARM; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 8; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; KARYOTYPE 45,XY; MALE; MEIOSIS; NEWBORN; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TELOMERE; TELOMERIC TRANSLOCATION;

ADULT; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 2; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 8; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MEIOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TELOMERE; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 33744830086     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31216     Document Type: Article

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