Chromosomal abnormalities as a cause of recurrent abortions in Egypt

Indian Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 82-84

  Mogib El Dahtory, Faeza ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chromosomal abnormalities; cytogenetics; recurrent abortions

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME INVERSION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CYTOGENETICS; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOSOMY X; MOSAICISM; RECURRENT ABORTION; ROBERTSONIAN CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; TRISOMY; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 80155149583     PISSN: 09716866     EISSN: 1998362X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6866.86186     Document Type: Article

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