Chromosomal abnormalities: Genetic disease burden in India

International Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 1-14

  Kaur, Anupam ^a   Singh, Jai Rup ^a  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Congenital anomalies; Down syndrome; Male infertility; Mental retardation; Microcephaly; Sex anomalies

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

AMENORRHEA; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BIRTH DEFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; CYTOGENETICS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HERMAPHRODITISM; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; INDIA; INHERITANCE; KARYOTYPE; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE INFERTILITY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MICROCEPHALY; NEWBORN SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 77953184041     PISSN: 09723757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09723757.2010.11886079     Document Type: Article

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