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Frequency of 9qh+ and risk of chromosome aberrations in the progeny of individuals with 9qh+

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The frequency of 9qh+ was 0.1% in 5 population studies comprising 8712 persons. We found 3.5% with 9qh+ among the parents of the 43 children with major chromosome abnormalities found among 5049 consecutive newborn children in 1 of the 5 studies mentioned [P (Fisher)=0.0001].

The frequency of 9qh+ was 2.8% among the 432 relatives to probands with chromosome abnormalities excluding relatives of probands with 9qh+ found in the 5 studies of 8712 persons.

The 9qh+ most probably represents a duplication of the heterochromatic secondary constriction in chromosome No. 9. Our findings indicate that such duplications might give an increased risk of chromosome abnormalities of different kind in the progeny.

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In 5 Populationen mit 8712 Personen lag die Häufigkeit von 9qh+ bei 0,1%. Unter den 43 Kindern mit größeren Chromosomenaberrationen, die wir unter 5049 aufeinanderfolgenden Neugeborenen entdeckten—es handelte sich um 1 der 5 erwähnten Serien —, hatten 3,5% der Eltern 9qh+ (P=0,0001 nach dem exakten Verfahren von Fisher).

Nimmt man alle 8712 Personen der 5 Serien zusammen, so fand sich 9qh+ in 2,8% der 432 Verwandten von Fällen mit Chromosomenanomalien; in dieser Zahl sind die Verwandten der Probanden mit 9qh+ nicht enthalten.

9qh+ stellt sehr wahrscheinlich eine Duplikation der heterochromatischen Sekundärkonstruktion des Chromosoms Nr. 9 dar. Unsere Ergebnisse deuten darauf hin, daß solche Duplikationen ein erhöhtes Risiko für Chromosomenanomalien verschiedener Art bei den Nachkommen mit sich bringen könnten.

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Nielsen, J., Friedrich, U., Hreidarsson, Á.B. et al. Frequency of 9qh+ and risk of chromosome aberrations in the progeny of individuals with 9qh+. Hum Genet 21, 211–216 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00279014

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