Chromosomal Abnormalities

Research on chromosomal abnormalities described by B.E. Delafuentecortes and colleagues

Published in Blood Weekly, June 11th, 2009

"Cytogenetic studies have an important role in the evaluation of couples with repeated miscarriages and poor obstetric history. To estimate the prevalence of chromosomal abnormalities and polymorphic variants in 158 couples with repeated miscarriages, a cross-sectional study was conducted in Monterrey, Mexico from 1995 to 2003," scientists in Mexico report.

"Peripheral blood lymphocytes were cultured for chromosomal studies using standard methods. Twelve couples showed chromosomal abnormalities (7.60%). two Robertsonian translocations (1.27%), two balanced translocations (1.27%), one inversion (0.63%), and one a novel insertion (0.63%). This insertion [46, XX, ins...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-06-11)

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