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Pericentric inversion in chromosome No.2 as a de novo mutation

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A patient with a de novo inversion of chromosome 2 is described. Two of her three children have the same inversion.

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  1. Institute of Human Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark

    Ulla Hesselbjerg & Ursula Friedrich

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Hesselbjerg, U., Friedrich, U. Pericentric inversion in chromosome No.2 as a de novo mutation. Hum Genet 53, 117–119 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00289463

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