Cytogenetics of genetic counseling patients in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 303-308

  Duarte, A C ^a   Cunha, E ^a   Roth, J M ^b   Ferreira, F L S ^a   Garcias, G L ^a,b   Martino Roth, M G ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chromosomal disorders; Genetic counseling

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ M; TRYPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAZIL; CAT CRY SYNDROME; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DOWN SYNDROME; EDWARDS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATAU SYNDROME; PATIENT COUNSELING; STRUCTURAL CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; TURNER SYNDROME;

BRAZIL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS;

FELIS CATUS;

EID: 4844230280     PISSN: 16765680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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