The evolution of molecular ruler analysis for characterizing telomere imbalances: From fluoresence in situ hybridization to array comparative genomic hybridization

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 566-573

  Martin, Christa Lese ^a   Nawaz, Zafar ^a   Baldwin, Erin L ^a   Wallace, Elijah J ^a   Justice, April N ^a   Ledbetter, David H ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Array comparative genomic hybridization; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Molecular rulers; Telomere; Telomere imbalance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MICROARRAY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE DOSAGE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; TELOMERE;

EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TELOMERE;

EID: 34548691841     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GIM.0b013e318149e1fc     Document Type: Article

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