Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics

ALPHOID DNA VARIATIONS AND NON-DISJUNCTION IN DOWN’S SYNDROME: FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION AND CYTOGENETIC STUDIES
Vorsanova SG1,*, Yurov YB2, Beresheva AK1, Iourov IY2, Monakhov VV2, Sharonin VO1, Demidova IA2, Kravets VS1
*Corresponding Author: Professor Svetlana G. Vorsanova, DSc., Director, Molecular-Cytogenetic Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, Institute of Pediatrics and Children Surgery, Russian Ministry of Health, Taldom¬skaya str 2, 127 412 Moscow, Russia; Tel.: +7-095-484-19-48; Fax: +7-095-952-89-40; E-mail: y_yurov@yahoo. com
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