Cytogenetic analysis of 4216 patients referred for suspected chromosomal abnormalities in Southeast Turkey

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1094-1103

  Balkan, M ^a   Akbas, H ^a   Isi, H ^a   Oral, D ^a   Turkyilmaz, A ^a   Kalkanli, S ^a   Simsek, S ^a   Fidanboy, M ^a   Alp, M N ^a   Gedik, A ^a   Budak, T ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chromosomal abnormalities; Cytogenetic; Genetic counseling; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DISORDER; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; INFANT; KARYOTYPE; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; RECURRENCE RISK; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); CYTOGENETICS; GENETICS; KARYOTYPING; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; TURKEY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; CYTOGENETICS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KARYOTYPING; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TURKEY;

EID: 77954454400     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol9-2gmr827     Document Type: Article

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