Patterns of chromosomal deletions identified by a birth defects registry, Hawaii, 1986-2003

Congenital Anomalies

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 58-62

  Forrester, Mathias B ^a   Merz, Ruth D ^a  

^a Hawaii Birth Defects Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth defects registry; Chromosomal deletion; Parental origin; Pregnancy outcome; Sex

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CHROMOSOME 22; CHROMOSOME 5; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; INFANT; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES;

ABNORMALITIES; AMNIOCENTESIS; CHORIONIC VILLI SAMPLING; CHROMOSOME DELETION; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HAWAII; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34248346232     PISSN: 09143505     EISSN: 17414520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-4520.2007.00144.x     Document Type: Article

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