Chromosomal abnormalities in 457 Turkish patients with MCA/MR

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 130-134

  Celep, Figen ^a   Sönmez, Fatma Müjgan ^a   Karagüzel, Ahmet ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chromosomal abnormalities; FISH; Mental retardation; Multiple congenital abnormalities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TURKEY;

EID: 33746086727     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: 00414301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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