Article
Study of human Y chromosome polymorphism in Taiwan.
Acta paediatrica Taiwanica = Taiwan er ke yi xue hui za zhi - 1 Jan 2000
Hou J W, Wang T R
Abstract excerpt
The Y chromosome is one of the human chromosomes carrying significant amount of constitutive heterochromatin. To investigate the prevalence of Y chromosome polymorphism and its clinical significance in Taiwan, we analyzed the Y chromosome among 6,286 unrelated males by G-banding and, if necessary, fluorescence in situ hybridization studies. The prevalence of the Y chromosome variants were: large Y (Yq+) 3.6%,...
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