Subtelomere FISH analysis of 11 688 cases: An evaluation of the frequency and pattern of subtelomere rearrangements in individuals with developmental disabilities

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 478-489

  Ravnan, J B ^b   Tepperberg, J H ^c   Papenhausen, P ^c   Lamb, A N ^b   Hedrick, J ^d   Eash, D ^d   Ledbetter, D H ^a   Martin, C L ^a,d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GENZYME GENETICS   (United States)

^c LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME POLYMORPHISM; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM REPEAT; TELOMERE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INFANT; MALE; PHENOTYPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELOMERE;

EID: 33745226965     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2005.036350     Document Type: Article

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