Distribution of the D15Z1 copy number polymorphism

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 441-445

  Cockwell, Annette E ^a   Jacobs, Patricia A ^a,b   Crolla, John A ^a,b  

^a SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACROCENTRIC CHROMOSOME; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 15P; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ARM; CHROMOSOME IDENTIFICATION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DNA PROBE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRISOMY;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DNA PROBES; GENE DOSAGE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 33947683902     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201780     Document Type: Article

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