A FISH study of chromosome fusion in the ICF syndrome: Involvement of paracentric heterochromatin but not of the centromeres themselves

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 833-835

  Sumner, A T ^a,c   Mitchell, A R ^a   Ellis, P M ^b  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Centromeres; FISH; Heterochromatin; ICF syndrome

Indexed keywords

SATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTROMERE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURAL CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; SYNDROME;

EID: 0031688264     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.35.10.833     Document Type: Article

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