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Characterization of two extreme variants involving the short arm of chromosome 22: are they identical?
Annales de genetique - 1 Jan 1997
Conte R A, Kleyman S M, Laundon C, Verma R S
Abstract excerpt
The heteromorphic nature of the short-arms of human acrocentric chromosomes is considered the norm without any dire consequences. We characterized two highly unusual chromosome 22 variants with extremely enlarged short arms by routine and molecular cytogenetic techniques. Routine banding revealed that the two variants were not alike. Therefore, a characterization by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH)...
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