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Numerical chromosome abnormalities in the spermatozoa of the fathers of children with trisomy 21 of paternal origin: generalised tendency to meiotic non-disjunction.
Human genetics - 1 Feb 2001
Soares S R, Templado C, Blanco J, Egozcue J, Vidal F
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The purpose of this study was the evaluation of aneuploidy frequencies in the spermatozoa of two fathers (DP-4 and DP-5) who had children with Down syndrome (DS) of paternal origin and in whom a previous sperm analysis by fluoresence in situ hybridisation (FISH) had suggested a generalised tendency to meiotic non-disjunction. Sperm samples were simultaneously hybridised with FISH probes for chromosomes 4, 13 and...
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