Robertsonian translocations: An overview of a 30-year experience in a single tertiary medical center in Taiwan

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 335-339

  Chang, Yi Wen ^a,b   Chen, Ling Chao ^a,b   Chen, Chih Yao ^a,b   Yeh, Chang Ching ^a,b   Cheng, Ling Yi ^a,b   Lai, Yu Ling ^a,b   Cheng, Yung Yung ^a,b   Chang, Wen Hsun ^a,b   Wang, Kuan Chin ^c   Li, Wai Hou ^a,b   Sung, Pi Lin ^a,b   Chang, Chia Ming ^a,b   Yang, Ming Jie ^a,b   Yen, Ming Shyen ^a,b   Chao, Kuan Chong ^a,b   Wang, Peng Hui ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amniocentesis; Robertsonian translocation; Structural chromosomal abnormality

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBERTSONIAN CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; TAIWAN;

AMNIOCENTESIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KARYOTYPE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 84878237380     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

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