Cytogenetic and epidemiological findings in Down syndrome: England and Wales 1989-2009

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 158 A, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1151-1157

  Morris, Joan K ^a   Alberman, Eva ^a   Mutton, David ^a   Jacobs, Patricia ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Mosaics; Prenatal diagnosis; Robertsonian translocations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CONTRIBUTORY TRISOMY 21; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE TRISOMY; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; FREE TRISOMY 21; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KARYOTYPING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NON CONTRIBUTORY TRISOMY 21; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; ROBERTSONIAN CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; SEX RATIO; TRIPLE ANEUPLOIDY; TRISOMY 21;

ADULT; CYTOGENETICS; DOWN SYNDROME; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; KARYOTYPE; MALE; MOSAICISM; REGISTRIES; WALES;

ROBERTSONIA;

EID: 84859982886     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35248     Document Type: Article

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