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[Down syndrome: pathogenesis, radioresistant DNA synthesis and chromosomal instability].
Tsitologiia - 1 Jan 2002
Barenfel'd L S
Abstract excerpt
Down syndrome (DS) is a frequent chromosomal aberration. Triplication of the fragment 21q22 of chromosome 21 is sufficient to cause the DS phenotype including immunodeficiency, premature aging, mental retardation, and an increased risk of leukemia. Chromosomal aberrations caused by X-ray irradiation were observed in DS lymphocytes and DS fibroblasts, but the correlation between chromosomal sensitivity, repair...
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