Dr. Bernice A Allitto PHD
Geneticist | Clinical Molecular Genetics
3400 Computer Dr Genzyme Genetics Mol Westborough MA, 01581About
Dr. Bernice Allitto practices Genetic Medicine in Westborough, MA. As a geneticist, Dr. Allitto performs experiments and analyzes data to interpret the inheritance of different traits in patients. A geneticist evaluates, diagnoses, and manages patients? with hereditary conditions or congenital malformations, genetic risk calculations, and mutation analysis. Dr. Allitto carries out studies, tests, and counsels patients with genetic diseases.
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Medical GeneticsAmerican Board of Medical GeneticsABMG
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cystic fibrosis and chromosome abnormalities associated with echogenic fetal bowel.
- Improved detection of cystic fibrosis mutations in the heterogeneous U.S. population using an expanded, pan-ethnic mutation panel.
- The I148T CFTR allele occurs on multiple haplotypes: a complex allele is associated with cystic fibrosis.
- Assay by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of multi-allele polymorphisms in the Huntington's disease region of chromosome 4.
- CFTR mutation distribution among U.S. Hispanic and African American individuals: evaluation in cystic fibrosis patient and carrier screening populations.
- Physical maps of 4p16.3, the area expected to contain the Huntington disease mutation.
- A yeast artificial chromosome telomere clone spanning a possible location of the Huntington disease gene.
- Pan-ethnic carrier screening and prenatal diagnosis for spinal muscular atrophy: clinical laboratory analysis of >72,400 specimens.
- Recombination events suggest potential sites for the Huntington's disease gene.
- A family of DNA sequences is reproducibly rearranged in the somatic nucleus of Tetrahymena.
- A DNA segment encoding two genes very tightly linked to Huntington's disease.
- Micronucleus-specific DNA sequences in an amicronucleate mutant of Tetrahymena.
- Quantitation of immunoglobulins in the effusions of human ovarian epithelial neoplasms.
- Paternal isodisomy for chromosome 5 in a child with spinal muscular atrophy.
- Clinical molecular genetic testing.
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