Breakpoints in α, β, and satellite III DNA sequences of chromosome 9 result in a variety of pericentric inversions

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 395-398

  Ramesh, K H ^a   Verma, R S ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosome 9; Heterochromatin; Heteromorphisms; Secondary constriction region

Indexed keywords

DNA A; DNA B; REPETITIVE DNA; SATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 9; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROBE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; PERICENTRIC CHROMOSOME INVERSION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 9; DNA, SATELLITE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INVERSION, CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0029873238     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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