Unexpected structural complexity of supernumerary marker chromosomes characterized by microarray comparative genomic hybridization

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Supernumerary marker chromosomes (SMCs) are structurally abnormal extra chromosomes that cannot be unambiguously identified by conventional banding techniques. In the past, SMCs have been characterized using a variety of different mo...

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Main Authors: Hing Anne V, Hannibal Mark C, Opheim Kent E, Tsuchiya Karen D, Glass Ian A, Raff Michael L, Norwood Thomas, Torchia Beth A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-04-01
Series:Molecular Cytogenetics
Online Access:http://www.molecularcytogenetics.org/content/1/1/7