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Heritable fragile sites on human chromosomes

VI. Characterization of the fragile site at 12q13

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A kindred is described in which six members have a fragile site at 12q13. This fragile site was found to be suppressed by folic acid and thymidine in lymphocyte culture. An updated classification of known fragile sites is presented.

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  1. Cytogenetics Unit, Department of Histopathology, Adelaide Children's Hospital, 5006, North Adelaide, S.A., Australia

    Grant R. Sutherland & Lynene Hinton

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Sutherland, G.R., Hinton, L. Heritable fragile sites on human chromosomes. Hum Genet 57, 217–219 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00282028

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