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Nested Inversion Polymorphisms Predispose Chromosome 22q11.2 to Meiotic Rearrangements.
American journal of human genetics - 5 Oct 2017
Demaerel Wolfram, Hestand Matthew S, Vergaelen Elfi, Swillen Ann, López-Sánchez Marcos, Pérez-Jurado Luis A, McDonald-McGinn Donna M, Zackai Elaine, Emanuel Beverly S, Morrow Bernice E, Breckpot Jeroen, Devriendt Koenraad, Vermeesch Joris R
Abstract excerpt
Inversion polymorphisms between low-copy repeats (LCRs) might predispose chromosomes to meiotic non-allelic homologous recombination (NAHR) events and thus lead to genomic disorders. However, for the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS), the most common genomic disorder, no such inversions have...
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