Recombinants of intrachromosomal transposition of subtelomeres in chromosomes 1 and 2: A cause of minute terminal chromosomal imbalances

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 117 A, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-64

  Daniel, Art ^a   Baker, Elizabeth ^b,c,d   Chia, Nicole ^a   Haan, Eric ^b,c   Malafiej, Paul ^a   Hinton, Lyn ^b   Clarke, Nigel ^a   Adès, Lesley ^a   Darmanian, Artur ^a   Callen, David ^b,c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d Department of Pediatrics Division of Human Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

2qter deletion; Chromosome 1qter deletion; Intrachromosomal subtelomere transposition; Sub telomeric probe

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 1Q; CHROMOSOME 2Q; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; CHROMOSOME IMBALANCE; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSSING OVER; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE DELETION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; TELOMERE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 1; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 1; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; TELOMERE; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0038750668     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.10048     Document Type: Article

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