Abstract:
:In the present report, we summarize studies aimed at examining the reliability of chromosome heteromorphisms in analyses of chromosome 21 nondisjunction. We used two cytogenetic approaches--fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) to repetitive sequences on 21p and traditional Q-banding--to distinguish chromosome 21 homologues and then compared the results of these studies with those obtained by DNA markers. Using a conservative scoring system for Q-banding and FISH heteromorphisms, we were able to specify the parental origin of trisomy in 10% of cases; in contrast, DNA marker studies were informative for parental origin in almost all cases. The results of the molecular and cytogenetic studies of parental origin concurred in all cases in which assignments were made independently using both techniques. However, in 4 of 13 cases in which the molecular studies contributed to the interpretation of the cytogenetic findings, the two results did not agree with respect to the meiotic stage of nondisjunction. A relatively high frequency of crossing-over on either the short arm or proximal long arm of chromosome 21 could explain these results and may be a mechanism leading to nondisjunction.
journal_name
Am J Hum Genetjournal_title
American journal of human geneticsauthors
Lorber BJ,Grantham M,Peters J,Willard HF,Hassold TJsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1992-12-01 00:00:00pages
1265-76issue
6eissn
0002-9297issn
1537-6605journal_volume
51pub_type
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