A case of Prader-Willi syndrome arising as a result of familial unbalanced translocation t(11;15)(q25;q13)

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 60-64

  Walasek, Małgorzata Krajewska ^a   Gutkowska, Anna ^a   Bielińska, Beata ^a   Goryluk Kozakiewicz, Bozenna ^a   Popowska, Ewa ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chromosome 15; Deletion; Prader Willi syndrome; Translocation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 15; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 11; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENOME IMPRINTING; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TELOMERE;

EID: 3543045018     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1998.tb03695.x     Document Type: Article

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