Inherited ring chromosomes: an analysis of published cases.

doi:10.1007/BF00200912

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Inherited ring chromosomes: an analysis of published cases.

Human genetics - 1 Jul 1991

Kosztolányi G, Méhes K, Hook E B

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A review of case reports on patients with ring chromosome revealed 30 individuals (plus two fetuses) who inherited the ring from a total of 23 carrier parents (21 mothers and 2 fathers). The proportion of cases with inherited rings, among all patients with a ring, was calculated to be 5.6% as an...

Topics

Female
Humans
Male
Phenotype
Reproduction
Ring Chromosomes

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