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A 10-year survey, 1980-1990, of prenatally diagnosed small supernumerary marker chromosomes, identified by FISH analysis. Outcome and follow-up of 14 cases diagnosed in a series of 12,699 prenatal samples.
Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Jul 1995
Brøndum-Nielsen K, Mikkelsen M
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A cytogenetic survey and follow-up studies were made of 14 cases with supernumerary marker chromosomes, identified among 12,699 prenatal samples, investigated at our institution over a 10-year period from 1980 to 1990. FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization) techniques were employed to identify the chromosomal origin of the marker chromosomes. Five cases were familial, all derived from acrocentric chromosomes,...
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