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Chromosomes in retinoblastoma patients
Author(s) -
Davison E. V.,
Gibbons B.,
Aherne G. E. S.,
Roberts D. F.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
clinical genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.543
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1399-0004
pISSN - 0009-9163
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1979.tb00833.x
Subject(s) - retinoblastoma , chromosomal translocation , genetics , biology , locus (genetics) , breakpoint , chromosome , karyotype , gene
In a series of eight patients with retinoblastoma, one was found to have a reciprocal translocation of chromosomes 1 and 13. The breakpoint on chromosome 13 is at band q12, which suggests that the retinoblastoma locus is less distal than previously thought.