Translocations, in genetics, happen when chromosomes break and the pieces attach to other chromosomes. This mixing of genetic material has important results. The resultant chromosomes are lacking in ...

Translocation is a genetic abnormality in which part of a chromosome moves to another chromosome. Chromosomes are genetic structures within cells that hold genes. When translocation occurs, it causes ...

Translocations are chromosomal “cut and paste” errors that drive many lymphomas, a type of blood cancer and the sixth most common form of cancer overall. This includes mantle cell lymphoma, a rare but ...

We have studied 25 patients with suspected structural abnormalities of the Y chromosome by Southern blot analysis using Y-derived DNA probes. These probes spanned much of the Y chromosome and included ...

Leukemia is an umbrella term for multiple different cancers that form in the blood, one such member of the leukemia family being chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). CML is caused by a chromosomal ...

In about one out of every 800 people, two chromosomes fuse together to form an unusual bond. These are known as Robertsonian chromosomes. It's a mystery that has long stumped scientists. Now, ...

This image shows Robertsonian fusion chromosomes and their normal, non-fused counterparts from three different human cell lines. Chromosomes are labeled by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) ...

Edwards syndrome, also known as trisomy 18, describes a rare genetic condition where a person has three copies of chromosome 18. Having an extra copy of this chromosome causes a variety of symptoms ...

Robertsonian chromosomes (ROB) are a type of structurally variant chromosome that is created when two chromosomes fuse together to form an unusual bond. Found commonly in nature, these chromosomes are ...