Mechanisms of small ring formation suggested by the molecular characterization of 2 small accessory ring chromosomes derived from chromosome 4

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dc.contributor.authorFang, Y.
dc.contributor.authorEyre, H.
dc.contributor.authorBohlander, S.
dc.contributor.authorEstop, A.
dc.contributor.authorMcPherson, E.
dc.contributor.authorTrager, T.
dc.contributor.authorRiess, O.
dc.contributor.authorCallen, D.
dc.date.issued1995
dc.description.abstractMolecular cloning of a microdissected small accessary ring chromosome 4 from a moderately retarded and dysmorphic patient has been performed to identify the origin of the ring chromosome. FISH was performed with cosmids identified with the cloned, microdissected products and with other markers from chromosome 4. The present study clearly demonstrates that the small ring in this patient originates from three discontinuous regions of chromosome 4: 4p13 or 14, the centromere, and 4q31. It is suggested that the origin of the ring chromosome is a ring involving the entire chromosome 4, which has then been involved in breakage and fusion events, as a consequence of DNA replication generating interlocked rings. A second severely retarded and dysmorphic patient also had a small accessary ring derived from chromosome 4. FISH studies of this ring are consistent with an origin from a contiguous region including the centromere to band 4q12. It is apparent that there are at least two mechanisms for the formation of small ring chromosomes. This adds a further complication in any attempt to ascertain common phenotypes between patients known to have morphologically similar markers derived from the same chromosome.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityY Y Fang, H J Eyre, S K Bohlander, A Estop, E McPherson, T Träger, O Riess, and D F Callen
dc.identifier.citationAmerican Journal of Human Genetics, 1995; 57(5):1137-1142
dc.identifier.issn0002-9297
dc.identifier.issn1537-6605
dc.identifier.orcidCallen, D. [0000-0002-6189-9991]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/6923
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Chicago Press
dc.subjectChromosomes, Human, Pair 4
dc.subjectRing Chromosomes
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectIn Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
dc.subjectChromosome Mapping
dc.subjectBase Sequence
dc.subjectMolecular Sequence Data
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectMale
dc.titleMechanisms of small ring formation suggested by the molecular characterization of 2 small accessory ring chromosomes derived from chromosome 4
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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