Trisomy 21 mosaicism and maternal age

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 158 A, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2482-2484

  Morris, Joan K ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Maternal age; Mosaicism; Trisomy 21

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; FETUS; GENDER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOSAICISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TRISOMY 21; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 21; DOWN SYNDROME; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOSAICISM; SEX FACTORS; WALES;

EID: 84866489564     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35571     Document Type: Article

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