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Tandem Y/6 translocation with partial deletion 6 (p23→pter)
Author(s) -
Kelly Patrick C.,
Blake W. Woods,
Davis John R.
Publication year - 1989
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.1399-0004.1989.tb03190.x
Subject(s) - chromosomal translocation , monosomy , karyotype , genetics , biology , ring chromosome , chromosome 21 , chromosome , tandem , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , materials science , composite material
An infant with multiple malformations had a de novo tandem translocation of the Y chromosome to chromosome 6. The karyotype 45,X,tan(Y;6) (q12;p23) resulted in a partial monosomy of 6p23→pter. Many of the effects of ring chromosome 6 are present in this case.