The amplification of cellular proto-oncogenes, a common feature of malignant tumors, results in distinct cytogenetic alterations in carcinomas and hematopoietic neoplasms. In carcinomas, it mainly produces elongation of chromosomes by homogeneously staining regions or extrachromosomal elements referred to as double minutes. In hematopoietic malignancies, in which homogeneously staining regions ...

The amplification of cellular proto-oncogenes, a common feature of malignant tumors, results in distinct cytogenetic alterations in carcinomas and hematopoietic neoplasms. In carcinomas, it mainly produces elongation of chromosomes by homogeneously staining regions or extrachromosomal elements referred to as double minutes. In hematopoietic malignancies, in which homogeneously staining regions ...

The amplification of cellular proto-oncogenes, a common feature of malignant tumors, results in distinct cytogenetic alterations in carcinomas and hematopoietic neoplasms. In carcinomas, it mainly produces elongation of chromosomes by homogeneously staining regions or extrachromosomal elements referred to as double minutes. In hematopoietic malignancies, in which homogeneously staining regions ...

The amplification of cellular proto-oncogenes, a common feature of malignant tumors, results in distinct cytogenetic alterations in carcinomas and hematopoietic neoplasms. In carcinomas, it mainly produces elongation of chromosomes by homogeneously staining regions or extrachromosomal elements referred to as double minutes. In hematopoietic malignancies, in which homogeneously staining regions ...

Congenital recessive ichthyoses represent a vast and markedly heterogeneous group of diseases that have been mapped to at least seven distinct chromosomal loci. In this study, we ascertained two consanguineous families presenting with congenital ichthyosis. Using homozygosity mapping, we identified a 6.5 cM homozygous region on 12p11.2-q13 shared by all affected individuals. Multipoint logarith...

To identify minimal common areas of allelic loss on chromosome 3, we have mapped both arms of the chromosome in 21 uveal melanomas that did not show monosomy 3 in our previous allelotype study. DNA was isolated from microdissected paraffin sections and amplified by PCR. In an initial screening, 14 microsatellite markers on chromosomal arm 3p and 13 on chromosomal arm 3q were used. Loss of heter...

We report the case of a Moroccan boy with mental retardation, hyperactivity, epilepsy, developmental problems and behavioural disorders. Cytogenetic analysis showed the presence of a supernumerary marker chromosome. Molecular cytogenetics allowed us to determine the marker as an inverted duplication of chromosome 15. It is the first case of a Moroccan patient with tetrasomy 15q in which fluores...