Cytogenetic evaluation of down syndrome: A review of 1020 referral cases

International Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 87-93

  Chandra, N ^a   Cyril, Cyrus ^a   Lakshminarayana, Prema ^b   Nallasivam, P ^e   Ramesh, A ^a   Gopinath, P M ^c   Marimuthu, K M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical University   (India)

^c KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d University of Michigan Medical School ^*  (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Mosaicism; Robertsonian translocation; Tandem 21; 21 rearrangement; Trisomy 21

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CORRELATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NUMERICAL CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; ROBERTSONIAN CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; SEX RATIO; STRUCTURAL CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; TREND STUDY; TRISOMY 21; Y CHROMOSOME;

ROBERTSONIA;

EID: 77953224463     PISSN: 09723757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09723757.2010.11886090     Document Type: Article

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