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Chromosome number 18

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4 cases of “? chromosome abnormality”, referred to this department in the past 3 months, have shown an aberrant complement of chromosome 18. Chromosome 18 has been identified using a modification of Seabright's (1971) method of banding human chromosomes.

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Vier Fälle mit fraglicher Chromosomen-Anomalie, die während der vergangenen 3 Monate an diese Abteilung überwiesen wurden, zeigten ein abnormes Chromosom Nr. 18. Chromosom 18 wurde mit Hilfe einer Modifikation von Seabright (1971) für die Darstellung von Bandenmustern identifiziert.

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  1. Centre for Human Genetics, 117 Manchester Road, 10, Sheffield, Great Britain

    Diana J. Curtis

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Supported in part by United Sheffield Hospitals Research Grant Code 309.

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Curtis, D.J. Chromosome number 18. Hum Genet 18, 273–277 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00290608

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