CCMG guidelines: Prenatal and postnatal diagnostic testing for uniparental disomy

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 118-124

  Dawson, A J ^a   Chernos, J ^b   McGowan Jordan, J ^c   Lavoie, J ^d   Shetty, S ^e   Steinraths, M ^f   Wang, J C ^g   Xu, J ^h  

^a Diagnostic Services of Manitoba Inc   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e ARUP LABORATORIES   (United States)

^f VICTORIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genomic imprinting; Postnatal testing; Prenatal testing; Uniparental disomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENOME IMPRINTING; MONOSOMY; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRISOMY; UNIPARENTAL DISOMY;

CANADA; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; UNIPARENTAL DISOMY;

EID: 78650923224     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2010.01547.x     Document Type: Article

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