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Isoacentric and isocentric chromosomes originating after deletions of human chromosomes

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The analysis of a sample of 100 isoacentric (IA) and isocentric (IC) chromosomes, which had originated from spontaneous or radiation-induced deletions in human lymphocytes, is reported. IC and also IA have a strong tendency to be formed after breakage in juxtacentromeric heterochromatin. When euchromatic regions are involved, the breaks are not distributed at random since they frequently occur at places where juxtacentromeric heterochromatin exists in other primate species. It is assumed that intercalary structures conserving some of the properties of heterochromatin exists in human chromosomes in intercalary positions.

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Dutrillaux, B., Achkar, W.A., Aledo, R. et al. Isoacentric and isocentric chromosomes originating after deletions of human chromosomes. Hum Genet 76, 244–247 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00283616

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