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A metastatic malignant melanoma with 24 chromosomes

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A metastatic malignant melanoma in a female aged 45 showed a modal chromosome number of 24. G-banding suggested the following deviations from a haploid complement: trisomy for 1q and disomy for 6p and the whole of chromosome 7.

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  1. M. C. Baker

    Present address: Department of Cytogenetics, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, U.K.

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  1. Department of Cancer Research, Mount Vernon Hospital, HA6 2RN, Northwood, Middlesex, UK

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atkin, N.B., Baker, M.C. A metastatic malignant melanoma with 24 chromosomes. Hum Genet 58, 217–219 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00278715

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