Extreme variant of enlarged heterochromatin region on chromosome 9Q in a normal child and multiple family members

Fetal and Pediatric Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 247-252

  Steffensen, Thora S ^a   Gilbert Barness, Enid ^a,e   McH Sandstrom, Mary ^b   Bell, John R ^c   Bryan, Jenny ^c   Sutcliffe, Maxine J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenatal; Chromosome 9; Heterochromatin; Heteromorphic; Normal variant; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 9Q; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME ARM; CHROMOSOME C BAND; CHROMOSOME G BAND; FAMILY; FATHER; FEMALE; FETUS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MATERNAL AGE; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMNIOCENTESIS; CHILD; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 9; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; MALE; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 70350088420     PISSN: 15513815     EISSN: 15513823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15513810903203180     Document Type: Article

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