By analysis of a series of somatic cell hybrids derived by fusion of either mouse or Chinese hamster cells with leukocytes from different chronic myelocytic leukemia (CML) patients or from normal donors, we have localized the human oncogene, c-sis, on the q11 to qter segment of chromosome 22 and demonstrated its translocation from chromosome 22 to chromosome 9 (q34) in CML.

In this study, chromosome length, karyomorphology and asymmetry of six Turkish Muscari species; muglaensis, M. nazimiyensis, pallens, pamiryigidii, inundatum fatmaceranie were evaluated. The somatic number all examined taxa was determined as 2n=18. basic x=9. Chromosomes consist metacentric, submetacentric, subtelocentric chromosomes. This is the first report on morphology for five studied. Stu...

A new patient with trisomy for the chromosome segment 9pter----q22 is compared to 19 previously reported cases of partial trisomy 9. Manifestations such as microcephaly, prominent nasal root, bulbous nose, and down-turned corners of the mouth are common to patients with trisomic segments extending from 9p21 to 9q13, while intra-uterine growth retardation, cleft lip/palate, skeletal anomalies, a...

Chronic myelogenous leukemia(CML)is characterized by the presence of the abnormal chromosome 22, which is termed the Philadelphia chromosome(Ph). The Ph is derived from a translocation between chromosomes 9 and 22, t (9; 22)(q 34; q 11). The c-abl oncogene on the long arm of chromosome 9 fused to the bcr gene on the long arm of chromosome 22 and leads to the formation of a chimeric bcr abl gene...

Chromatid interchanges induced by the DNA cross-linking agent mitomycin C (MMC) are over-represented in human chromosomes containing large heterochromatic regions. We found that nearly all exchange breakpoints of chromosome 9 are located within the paracentromeric heterochromatin and over 70% of exchanges involving chromosome 9 are between its homologues. We provide evidence that the required p...