Fusion of two apparently intact human X chromosomes
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Human Genetics
- Vol. 32 (3), 295-300
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00295819
Abstract
Cytological studies have been presented from a 15-year-old girl with short stature and failure of puberty. Buccal mucosa preparations revealed X-chromatin mass approximately double in size of that of a normal female. Leukocyte metaphases suggested a two cell line composition of the patient. One population of cells conformed with 45,X chromosome distribution. The chromosome complement of her other cell line had a modal number of 46. In this cell line a “C” chromosome was replaced by an exceptionally large submetacentric chromosome. This abnormal element exhibited late DNA replicating pattern. G-banding study revealed that the abnormal chromosome was produced as a result of fusion involving telomeric ends of long arms of 2 intact X chromosomes. This translocation X was bearing 2 C-banded areas; one around the centromere and the other at the distal end of the long arm. The distal C-band area did not show any evidence for centromeric function. It appears that a centromere becomes latent in the presence of another centromere in a translocation bearing 2 total chromosomes. Such a change of state in the additional centromere is vital for the stability of the translocation chromosome.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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