Diagnostic advances in chromosomal analysis
Ballesta Martínez, F.
Anales Espanoles de Pediatria 35(Suppl 47): 106-110
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0302-4342 PMID: 1821556 Document Number: 369773
It is now known that chromosome disorders form a major category of genetic disease, accounting for a large proportion of all reproductive wastage, congenital malformations, and mental retardation, as well as playing an important role in the pathogenesis of malignancy. A variety of new techniques can be used to identify the chromosomal location of genes directly that promises to revolutionize the field of chromosomal analysis.