Instability of Short Arm of Acrocentric Chromosomes : Lesson from Non-Acrocentric Satellited Chromosomes. Report of 24 Unrelated Cases

Satellited non-acrocentric autosomal chromosomes (ps-qs-chromosomes) are the result of an interchange between sub- or telomeric regions of autosomes and the p arm of acrocentrics. The sequence homology at the rearrangement breakpoints appears to be, among others, the most frequent mechanism generating these variant chromosomes. The unbalanced carriers of this type of translocation may or may not display phenotypic abnormalities. With the aim to understand the causative mechanism, we revised all the ps-qs-chromosomes identified in five medical genetics laboratories, which used the same procedures for karyotype analysis, reporting 24 unrelated cases involving eight chromosomes. In conclusion, we observed three different scenarios: true translocation, benign variant and complex rearrangement. The detection of translocation partners is essential to evaluate possible euchromatic unbalances and to infer their effect on phenotype. Moreover, we emphasize the importance to perform both, molecular and conventional cytogenetics methods, to better understand the behavior of our genome.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

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International journal of molecular sciences - 21(2020), 10 vom: 13. Mai

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Redaelli, Serena [VerfasserIn]
Conconi, Donatella [VerfasserIn]
Villa, Nicoletta [VerfasserIn]
Sala, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Crosti, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Corti, Cecilia [VerfasserIn]
Catusi, Ilaria [VerfasserIn]
Garzo, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Romitti, Lorenza [VerfasserIn]
Martinoli, Emanuela [VerfasserIn]
Patrizi, Antonella [VerfasserIn]
Malgara, Roberta [VerfasserIn]
Recalcati, Maria Paola [VerfasserIn]
Dalprà, Leda [VerfasserIn]
Lavitrano, Marialuisa [VerfasserIn]
Riva, Paola [VerfasserIn]
Roversi, Gaia [VerfasserIn]
Bentivegna, Angela [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acrocentric chromosomes
Array CGH
Chromosome analysis
Cytogenomic instability
DNA, Satellite
Journal Article
Satellited non-acrocentric chromosomes

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Date Completed 12.02.2021

Date Revised 12.02.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms21103431

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM309966744