Position of chromosomes 18, 19, 21 and 22 in 3D-preserved interphase nuclei of human and gorilla and white hand gibbon.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deletions in Xq21 cause various congenital defects in males including choroideremia, deafness and mental retardation, depending on their size and gene content. Until now only a limited number of patients with Xq21 deletions has been reported. CASE PRESENTATION:Here we describe a 17-year-old male with choroi...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Liang S,Jiang N,Li S,Jiang X,Yu D

更新日期：2017-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Complex chromosomal rearrangements (CCRs) are defined as structural chromosomal rearrangements with at least three breakpoints and exchange of genetic material between two or more chromosomes. Complex chromosomal translocations are rarely seen in the general population but the frequency of occurrence is anti...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Karadeniz N,Mrasek K,Weise A

更新日期：2008-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Chromosome translocations are rare but frequently associated with infertility. The objective of this study is to investigate the feasibility of using chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) on products of conception (POC) samples as an indicator of parental balanced translocation. From January 2011 to December...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Qian YQ,Fu XY,Wang XQ,Luo YQ,Chen M,Yan K,Yang YM,Liu B,Wang LY,Huang YZ,Li HG,Pan HY,Jin F,Dong MY

更新日期：2018-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：Background:22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) and 22q11.2 duplication syndrome (22q11.2DupS) are the most common copy number variations in humans. The clinical phenotypes of these two syndromes are variable, and there are no large sample data on the prenatal detection rate for these two syndromes in the Chinese popu...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Li S,Jin Y,Yang J,Yang L,Tang P,Zhou C,Wu L,Dong J,Chen J,Shen H

更新日期：2020-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations of mediator subcomplex 12 (MED12) and of high mobility group protein AT-hook 2 (HMGA2) are driver mutations in uterine leiomyomas (UL) that have not been observed to coexist in one tumor and even rarely coexist in different UL tumors of one patient. Here we describe a patient who underwent hysterectomy becau...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Holzmann C,Markowski DN,Bartnitzke S,Koczan D,Helmke BM,Bullerdiek J

更新日期：2015-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The most frequent cytogenetic abnormality detected in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients is the presence of a deletion within the chromosome band 13q14. Deletions can be heterogeneous in size, generally encompassing the DLEU1 and DLEU2 genes (minimal deleted region), but at times also including the ...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Nava-Rodríguez MP,Domínguez-Cruz MD,Aguilar-López LB,Borjas-Gutiérrez C,Magaña-Torres MT,González-García JR

更新日期：2019-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Reported cases of "pure" duplication of the entire short arm of chromosome 16 (16p) are rare, with only 7 patients described in the literature. We report on a female infant with de novo 16p duplication localized to the short arm of chromosome 6, detected by chromosomal analysis and characterized by array CGH and fluor...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Schwaibold EM,Bartels I,Küster H,Lorenz M,Burfeind P,Adam R,Zoll B

更新日期：2014-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Meningiomas are among the most frequent intracranial tumors. Although the majority of meningiomas can be cured by surgical resection, up to 20% of the patients develop an aggressive clinical course with tumor recurrence or progressive disease.Cytogenetically, meningiomas frequently harbour a normal karyotype ...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Hemmer S,Urbschat S,Oertel J,Ketter R

更新日期：2019-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) is defined as a primary ovarian defect characterized by absent menarche (primary amenorrhea), a decrease in the initial primordial follicle number, high follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels and hypoestrogenism. Although the etiology of a majority of POI cases is not y...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Genesio R,Mormile A,Licenziati MR,De Brasi D,Leone G,Balzano S,Izzo A,Bonfiglio F,Conti A,Fioretti G,Lenta S,Poggiano MR,Siani P,Nitsch L

更新日期：2015-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microarray-based comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) is a powerful diagnostic tool for the detection of DNA copy number gains and losses associated with chromosome abnormalities, many of which are below the resolution of conventional chromosome analysis. It has been presumed that whole-genome oligonucle...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Neill NJ,Torchia BS,Bejjani BA,Shaffer LG,Ballif BC

更新日期：2010-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Catastrophic chromosomal event known as chromothripsis was proven to be a significant hallmark of poor prognosis in several cancer diseases. While this phenomenon is very rare in among multiple myeloma (MM) patients, its presence in karyotype is associated with very poor prognosis. Case presentation:In our ...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Smetana J,Oppelt J,Štork M,Pour L,Kuglík P

更新日期：2018-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In countries where comparative genomic hybridization arrays (aCGH) and next generation sequencing are not widely available due to accessibility and economic constraints, conventional 400-500-band karyotyping is the first-line choice for the etiological diagnosis of patients with congenital malformations and ...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Yokoyama E,Del Castillo V,Sánchez S,Ramos S,Molina B,Torres L,Navarro MJ,Avila S,Castrillo JL,García-De Teresa B,Asch B,Frías S

更新日期：2018-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED: BACKGROUND:Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a heterogeneous form of hematological cancer consisting of various subtypes. We are interested to study the genetic aberration in precursor B-cell ALL with specific t(12;21) translocation in childhood ALL patients. A high resolution 244K array-based Comparat...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Zakaria Z,Ahid MF,Ismail A,Keoh TS,Nor NM,Kamaluddin NR,Esa E,Yuen LK,Rahman EJ,Osman R

更新日期：2012-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Complex chromosomal rearrangements are constitutive structural aberrations involving three or more breaks. They can be balanced or unbalanced and result in different outcomes, depending on deletion/duplication of genomic material, gene disruption, or position effects. Case presentation:We report on a patien...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Restaldi F,Alesi V,Aquilani A,Genovese S,Russo S,Coletti V,Pompili D,Falasca R,Dallapiccola B,Capolino R,Luciani M,Novelli A

更新日期：2019-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ring chromosomes are normally associated with developmental anomalies and are rarely inherited. An exception to this rule is provided by deletion/ring cases. We were provided with a unique opportunity to investigate the meiotic segregation at oogenesis in a woman who is a carrier of a deleted/ring 22 chromos...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Mantzouratou A,Mania A,Apergi M,Laver S,Serhal P,Delhanty J

更新日期：2009-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：: Inversion of the Williams syndrome (WS) region on chromosome 7q11.23 has previously been shown to occur at a higher frequency in the transmitting parents of children with WS than in the general population, suggesting that it predisposes to the WS deletion. Frohnauer et al. recently reported that the frequency of this...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Morris CA,Mervis CB,Osborne LR

更新日期：2011-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Supernumerary marker chromosomes (SMCs) are structurally abnormal extra chromosomes that cannot be unambiguously identified by conventional banding techniques. In the past, SMCs have been characterized using a variety of different molecular cytogenetic techniques. Although these techniques can sometimes iden...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Tsuchiya KD,Opheim KE,Hannibal MC,Hing AV,Glass IA,Raff ML,Norwood T,Torchia BA

更新日期：2008-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Barrett's esophagus (BE) is an asymptomatic, pre-malignant condition of the esophagus that can progress to esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). BE arises typically in individuals with long-standing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The neoplastic progression of BE has been extensively studied histologicall...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Bajpai M,Aviv H,Das KM

更新日期：2012-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kleefstra syndrome is a rare genetic disorder, with core phenotypic features encompassing developmental delay/intellectual disability, characteristic facial features - brachy(micro)cephaly, unusual shaped eyebrows, flat face with hypertelorism, short nose with anteverted nostrils, thickened lower lip, carpmo...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Hadzsiev K,Komlosi K,Czako M,Duga B,Szalai R,Szabo A,Postyeni E,Szabo T,Kosztolanyi G,Melegh B

更新日期：2016-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heterochromatic variants of pericentromere of chromosome 9 are reported and discussed since decades concerning their detailed structure and clinical meaning. However, detailed studies are scarce. Thus, here we provide the largest ever done molecular cytogenetic research based on >300 chromosome 9 heteromorph...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Kosyakova N,Grigorian A,Liehr T,Manvelyan M,Simonyan I,Mkrtchyan H,Aroutiounian R,Polityko AD,Kulpanovich AI,Egorova T,Jaroshevich E,Frolova A,Shorokh N,Naumchik IV,Volleth M,Schreyer I,Nelle H,Stumm M,Wegner RD,Rei

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Chromosomal rearrangements in addition to t(15;17) have been reported in 25-40% of APL patients, with a large predominance of trisomy 8. Other abnormalities are far less frequent, particularly as ider(17), and the prognostic significance is still unclear. Case presentation:We present the case of a patient w...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Liu Y,Xu J,Chu L,Yu L,Zhang Y,Ma L,Wang W,Zhang Y,Xu Y,Liu R

更新日期：2020-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Copy number variation (CNV) is a complex genomic rearrangement that has been linked to a large number of human diseases. Chromosome 15q13 microduplication is a rare form of CNV, which has been proved to be associated with multiple human disorders; however, the association between chromosome 15q13 microduplic...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Lin CZ,Qi BR,Hu JS,Huang YD,Huang XQ

更新日期：2019-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Roberts syndrome (RBS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder mainly characterized by growth retardation, limb defects and craniofacial anomalies. Characteristic cytogenetic findings are "railroad track" appearance of chromatids and premature centromere separation in metaphase spreads. Mutations in the ESCO2...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Dupont C,Bucourt M,Guimiot F,Kraoua L,Smiljkovski D,Le Tessier D,Lebugle C,Gerard B,Spaggiari E,Bourdoncle P,Tabet AC,Benzacken B,Dupont JM

更新日期：2014-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pure interstitial duplications of chromosome band 4p16.3 represent an infrequent chromosomal finding with, to the best of our knowledge, only two patients to date reported. CASE PRESENTATION:We report on a 13-year-old boy showing a set of dysmorphic facial features, attention deficit hyperactivity disorders...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Palumbo O,Palumbo P,Ferri E,Riviello FN,Cloroformio L,Carella M,Di Giacomo MC

更新日期：2015-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The heterogeneous group of small supernumerary marker chromosomes (sSMCs) presents serious counseling problems, especially if they are present de novo and diagnosed prenatally. The incidence has been estimated at 1 in 1000 prenatal samples. We present a case of mosaic sSMC diagnosed prenatally after amniocen...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Kitsiou-Tzeli S,Manolakos E,Lagou M,Kontodiou M,Kosyakova N,Ewers E,Weise A,Garas A,Orru S,Liehr T,Metaxotou A

更新日期：2009-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angelman syndrome is a rare neurogenetic disorder that results in intellectual and developmental disturbances, seizures, jerky movements and frequent smiling. Angelman syndrome is caused by two genetic disturbances: either genes on the maternally inherited chromosome 15 are deleted or inactivated or two pate...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Horváth E,Horváth Z,Isaszegi D,Gergev G,Nagy N,Szabó J,Sztriha L,Széll M,Endreffy E

更新日期：2013-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Uniparental disomy (UPD) is a rare condition in which a child inherits both copies of a chromosome or chromosome segment from one parent. Medical consequences of UPD may include abnormal imprinting, unmasking of genetic disease, and somatic mosaicism; alternatively, the condition may be clinically silent. We...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Kerr ER,Stuhlmiller GM,Maha GC,Ladd MA,Mikhail FM,Koester RP,Hurst ACE

更新日期：2018-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:FOXG1 gene mutations have been associated with the congenital variant of Rett syndrome (RTT) since the initial description of two patients in 2008. The on-going accumulation of clinical data suggests that the FOXG1-variant of RTT forms a distinguishable phenotype, consisting mainly of postnatal microcephaly,...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Fryssira H,Tsoutsou E,Psoni S,Amenta S,Liehr T,Anastasakis E,Skentou Ch,Ntouflia A,Papoulidis I,Manolakos E,Chaliasos N

更新日期：2016-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infertility is a natural mechanism of selection intended to prevent the delivery of a child with malformations or mental retardation. Male infertility is closely related to chromosomal abnormalities. This study was focused on the analysis of meiotic segregation involving a Robertsonian translocation, 45,XY,d...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Juchniuk de Vozzi MS,Santos SA,Pereira CS,Cuzzi JF,Laureano LA,Franco JG Jr,Martelli L

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The uncultivated species Dasypyrum breviaristatum carries novel diseases resistance and agronomically important genes of potential use for wheat improvement. The development of new wheat-D. breviaristatum derivatives lines with disease resistance provides an opportunity for the identification and localizatio...

journal_title：Molecular cytogenetics

authors： Li G,Gao D,Zhang H,Li J,Wang H,La S,Ma J,Yang Z

更新日期：2016-01-25 00:00:00