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. 1975 Sep;12(3):251–262. doi: 10.1136/jmg.12.3.251

Specific chromosome aberrations in ataxia telangiectasia.

J M Oxford, D G Harnden, J M Parrington, J D Delhanty
PMCID: PMC1013285  PMID: 1177276

Abstract

Cytogenetic observations on seven cases of ataxia telangiectasia are presented. The aberration frequency was found to be increased in all of them with a specificity for the involvement of the D-group chromosomes in rearrangements. Clones of cytogenetically abnormal cells were observed in the lymphocytes of three cases and in the cultured skin fibroblasts of two cases, again with a specificity for D-group involvement. G-banding shows that chromosome 14 is frequently involved in rearrangements in clone cells and that the band 14q12 may be a highly specific exchange point. The significance of lymphocyte clones with a proliferative advantage in vivo is discussed. Cytogenetic studies of the parents and sibs of these cases are also reported.

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