Cytological and epidemiological findings in trisomies 13, 18, and 21: England and Wales 2004-2009

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 158 A, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1145-1150

  Alberman, Eva ^a   Mutton, David ^a   Morris, Joan K ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Edwards syndrome; Mosaicism; Patau syndrome; Translocations; Trisomy 13; Trisomy 18; Trisomy 21

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; ISOCHROMOSOME; KARYOTYPING; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE ANEUPLOIDY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEX RATIO; TRISOMY 13; TRISOMY 18; TRISOMY 21; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 13; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 18; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 21; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOSAICISM; MOTHERS; REGISTRIES; TRISOMY; WALES;

EID: 84860014706     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35337     Document Type: Article

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