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Interstitial Deletion of Proximal 8q Including Part of the Centromere from Unbalanced Segregation of a Paternal Deletion/Marker Karyotype with Neocentromere Formation at 8p22
Author(s) -
Rachel D. Burnside,
J. Ibrahim,
C. Flora,
Stuart Schwartz,
James Tepperberg,
Peter Papenhausen,
P.E. Warburton
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
cytogenetic and genome research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.571
H-Index - 88
ISSN - 1424-8581
DOI - 10.1159/000322815
Subject(s) - biology , centromere , marker chromosome , microbiology and biotechnology , karyotype , chromosome , genetics , fluorescence in situ hybridization , chromosome 22 , chromosome 21 , aneuploidy , chromosome 15 , gene
The 'McClintock mechanism' of chromosome breakage and centromere misdivision, in which a deleted chromosome with its concomitant excised marker or ring chromosome is formed, has been described in approximately one dozen reports. We report a case of a girl with short stature, developmental delay, and dysmorphic features.

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