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Chromosome shattering: a mitotic catastrophe due to chromosome condensation failure.
European biophysics journal : EBJ - 1 Jul 2009
Hübner B, Strickfaden H, Müller S, Cremer M, Cremer T
Abstract excerpt
Chromosome shattering has been described as a special form of mitotic catastrophe, which occurs in cells with unrepaired DNA damage. The shattered chromosome phenotype was detected after application of a methanol/acetic acid (MAA) fixation protocol routinely used for the preparation of metaphase spreads. The corresponding phenotype in the living cell and the mechanism leading to this mitotic catastrophe have...
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