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M I Parslow

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PubMed1991

Genetic stability of the D1Z2 region: implications for DNA genotyping and paternity testing.

The aim of the present study was to examine a single locus variable number tandem repeat for the purpose of DNA genotyping ("fingerprinting"). DNAs of 175 individuals from five ethnic groups (Black, Chinese, Japanese, Caucasian, and Melanesian) were analyzed. Restriction fragment length polymorphic analysis of random individuals revealed individual specific DNA patterns in all but one group. Among 20 Melanesian inhabitants of the Vanuatu islands in the southwest Pacific, three individuals were found to share a common pattern. This island population represents a "genetic isolate" and illustrates the importance of carrying out population studies on individual ethnic groups of interest. The complexity and the genetic stability of the D1Z2 region as revealed by the probe hMF1 make it an excellent candidate for DNA genotyping in paternity testing as 101 Caucasian individuals each had unique patterns for PstI and SinI digests.

Base Sequence↗
PubMed1979

Relation between the SCE points and the DNA replication bands.

A method for obtaining a combination of differential sister chromatid staining and DNA replication banding is described. Using this method the SCE points can be precisely localized to particular bands of individual chromosomes. It was shown, that SCEs occur not only in the regions of early DNA replication (= euchromatic segments = negative G-bands), but also in the regions of late DNA replication bands (=heterochromatic segments=positive G-bands). SCEs occurred about three times more frequently in the euchromatic segments than in the heterochromatic segments. Furthermore, more SCEs were observed in the early replicating X-chromosome than in the late replicating X-chromosome.

Chromosome Banding↗
PubMed1979

Complex de novo rearrangement of chromosome 9 with clinical features of monosomy 9p syndrome.

A girl with a complex rearrangement of chromosome 9 is reported. She shows the characteristic clinical features of monosomy 9p syndrome. The rearrangement was apparently preceded by four breaks which resulted in a presumptive tiny deletion of the distal end of the short arm, inversion of the rest of this arm and a proven deletion of the secondary constriction region of the long arm. By means of C-banding, it was possible to demonstrate the paternal origin of the rearranged chromosome 9. Finally, it is shown that the region determining the phenotypic expression of monosomy 9p syndrome is seemingly located at band 9p24.

Aneuploidy↗
PubMed1977

Down's syndrome and deletion of short arms of a G chromosome.

A woman in a family in which a G group chromosome (No. 21) with deleted short arms (21p-) is present has passed this chromosome to an intellectually deficient son, a normal son, and a daughter with Down's syndrome. Another daughter is chromosomally and phenotypically normal. As in other reports that focus on a concurrence of Gp- chromosomes and Down's anomaly, the possibility is considered that this chromosomal variant may predispose to developmental abnormalities or to non-disjunction, or both.

Adult↗