title: Identification of the origin of centromeres in whole-arm translocations using fluorescent in situ hybridization with alpha-satellite DNA probes.
abstract: We detected 2 patients with whole-arm translocations resulting in a derivative chromosome consisting of 18q and 21q. Because the breakpoints were near the centromere, classical cytogenetic techniques could not determine the centromeric origin of the derivative chromosomes. Using nonradioactive in situ hybridization with a chromosome 18 alpha-satellite DNA probe (D18Z1), the centromeres in the abnormal chromosomes were determined to be from chromosome 18. The abnormality in one patient resulted in monosomy 18p with a karyotype 45,XX, -18, -21, + der(18)t(18;21) (p11;q11)mat complement. The second patient with a 46,XX, -21, + der(18)t(18;21)(p11;q11) de novo karyotype had complete trisomy of 18q. In both cases the appropriate phenotype was observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee, Memphis 38163.
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Tharapel
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Qumsiyeh
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Martens
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Tharapel
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Dalton
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Wilroy
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002503:Centromere / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002887:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18; D015342:DNA Probes; D004276:DNA, Satellite / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007621:Karyotyping; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D014178:Translocation, Genetic
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes; D004276:DNA, Satellite