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Update and Review: Supernumerary Marker Chromosomes

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Journal of Genetic Counseling

Abstract

Supernumerary marker chromosomes (SMCs) are found in individuals with normal and abnormal clinical phenotypes. Correlations between karyotype and phenotype have been made in only a few circumstances. This article summarizes the most recent information regarding supernumerary marker chromosomes, including genetic counseling issues.

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Ungerleider, S. Update and Review: Supernumerary Marker Chromosomes. Journal of Genetic Counseling 9, 347–358 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009458230654

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