Genetic basis of Prader-Willi syndrome in Korea: Less uniparental disomy than has been recognized? [2]

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 368-372

  Kim, H J ^b   Cho, H J ^b   Jin, D K ^b   Kwon, E K ^b   Ki, C S ^b   Kim, J W ^b   Kim, Sun Hee ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; INHERITANCE; INTERSTITIAL CHROMOSOME DELETION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SOUTH KOREA; UNIPARENTAL DISOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; FEMALE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; INFANT; KOREA; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHERS; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; UNIPARENTAL DISOMY;

EID: 4844223626     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2004.00323.x     Document Type: Letter

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