Abstract
Twenty-seven patients carrying marker chromosomes were previously collected, characterized by cytogenetic techniques, and identified by stepwise fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with alpha-satellite DNA probes. Clinical features of 22 patients are described here and compared to other patients with marker chromosomes similarly identified and reported in the literature.
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Plattner, R., Heerema, N.A., Howard-Peebles, P.N. et al. Clinical findings in patients with marker chromosomes identified by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Hum Genet 91, 589–598 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00205086
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