Cytogenetic technology - Genotype and phenotype

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 359, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 1728-1730

  Ledbetter, David H ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CAT CRY SYNDROME; CATARACT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; CYTOGENETICS; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE TECHNOLOGY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE; HEART DISEASE; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MICROCEPHALY; MILLER DIEKER SYNDROME; PHENOTYPE; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SMITH MAGENIS SYNDROME; TRISOMY 13; TRISOMY 18; TRISOMY 21; TURNER SYNDROME; WAGR SYNDROME; WOLF HIRSCHHORN SYNDROME;

EID: 54049142123     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe0806570     Document Type: Editorial

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