Who should be tested for fragile X carriership? A review of 1 center's pedigrees

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 198, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Rajendra, Krishna ^a   Bringman, Jay J ^a   Ward, Jewel ^a   Phillips, Owen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

fragile X syndrome; pedigree

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA BASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEARING DISORDER; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PEDIGREE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH DISORDER;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; PEDIGREE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 42749091809     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.12.023     Document Type: Article

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