Cariotipo
El cariotipo es un examen que se hace para identificar anomalías cromosómicas como causa de una malformación o de una enfermedad. El examen puede realizarse con una muestra de sangre, médula ósea, líquido amniótico o tejido de la placenta.
Revision
Last reviewed 12/1/2010 by Chad Haldeman-Englert, MD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Section on Medical Genetics, Winston-Salem, NC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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