Pasado, presente y futuro de la citogenética en Costa Rica: [review] / Past, present and future of cytogenetics in Costa Rica: [review]
Rev. biol. trop
; Rev. biol. trop;52(3): 537-544, sept. 2004.
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ABSTRACT
This is an overview of the past, present and future of human Cytogenetics in Costa Rica. It started in 1965 at the University of Costa Rica where it has been developed slowly but steadily. There is only one overloaded clinical cytogenetic laboratory in the social security system. The tests currently performed are peripheral blood and blood marrow karyotypes, prenatal cytogenetic diagnosis (amniotic fluid and fetal blood) and less frequently skin biopsies. The task now is to standardize molecular cytogenetic techniques, we are actually working with PRINS in order to study submicroscopic subtelomeric rearrangements associated with mental retardation and other microdeletion syndromes as well.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
LILACS
Asunto principal:
Citogenética
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Técnicas de Diagnóstico Molecular
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Humans
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Newborn
País/Región como asunto:
America central
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Costa rica
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Biol Trop
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Rev. biol. trop
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Rev. biol. tropical (En línea)
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Revista de biología tropical
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA
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MEDICINA TROPICAL
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Costa Rica
Pais de publicación:
Costa Rica