A neocentromere on human chromosome 3 without detectable α-satellite DNA forms morphologically normal kinetochores

Chromosoma

Volumn 107, Issue 6-7, 1998, Pages 359-365

  Wandall, Annelise ^a   Tranebjærg, Lisbeth ^b   Tommerup, Niels ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^c JOHN F KENNEDY INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; SATELLITE DNA;

CASE REPORT; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME 3Q; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MARKER CHROMOSOME;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CENTROMERE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 3; DNA, SATELLITE; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; KINETOCHORES;

EID: 0032429527     PISSN: 00095915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004120050319     Document Type: Conference Paper

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