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Breakage-fusion-bridge cycles leading to inv dup del occur in human cleavage stage embryos.
Human mutation - 1 Jul 2011
Voet Thierry, Vanneste Evelyne, Van der Aa Niels, Melotte Cindy, Jackmaert Sigrun, Vandendael Tamara, Declercq Matthias, Debrock Sophie, Fryns Jean-Pierre, Moreau Yves, D'Hooghe Thomas, Vermeesch Joris R
Abstract excerpt
Recently, a high incidence of chromosome instability (CIN) was reported in human cleavage stage embryos. Based on the copy number changes that were observed in the blastomeres it was hypothesized that chromosome breakages and fusions occur frequently in cleavage stage human embryos and instigate subsequent breakage-fusion-bridge cycles. In addition, it was hypothesized that the DNA breaks present in spermatozoa...
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