Extensive cytogenetic analysis of a stable dicentric isochromosome 21, idic(21), formed by fusion of the terminal long arms

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 97, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 145-148

  Wandall, A ^a   Andersen, C ^b   Ostergaard M ^b   Koch, Jørn ^b,c  

^a IMBG   (Denmark)

^b Cancer Cytogenetics Laboratory   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; CENTROMERE PROTEIN C; CENTROMERE PROTEIN E; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); DNA TOPOISOMERASE II ALPHA; DNA TOPOISOMERASE II BETA; NONHISTONE PROTEIN; TUMOR ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 21; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICENTRIC CHROMOSOME; DNA PROBE; DNA SEQUENCE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ISOCHROMOSOME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOMERE; TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; CENTROMERE; ENZYMOLOGY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; METABOLISM;

ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; CELL LINE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 21; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE II; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE II, EUKARYOTIC; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; ISOCHROMOSOMES; MALE;

EID: 0036044146     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000066605     Document Type: Article

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