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The use of proteolytic enzymes for the mapping of structural rearrangements in the chromosomes of man

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Chromosome preparations treated for short periods with the proteolytic enzyme trypsin show well defined banding patterns, comparable to those obtained by more elaborate techniques.—With such patterns it is possible to map in detail the position of chromosome rearrangements.—A rare balanced A1–E18 translocation in a phenotypically normal female and the unbalanced product in her abnormal child has been used to demonstrate this mapping method.

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  1. Department of Zoology, University of Southampton, UK

    Marina Seabright

  2. Department of Pathology Cytogenetics Unit, General Infirmary, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

    Marina Seabright

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Seabright, M. The use of proteolytic enzymes for the mapping of structural rearrangements in the chromosomes of man. Chromosoma 36, 204–210 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00285214

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