title: [Achievements and perspectives in human cytogenetics].
abstract: The most outstanding contributions of human cytogenetics in clinical investigation and in medical practice are reviewed. The perspectives of knowledge in chromosomic structure and function, in gene mapping and in the study of infertility, mutagenesis and evolution, as well as in the study of human behavior and in neurologic diseases, the prevention of congenital malformations using prenatal diagnosis techniques, and the therapeutic possibilities of chromosomic sorting are discussed. The necessity of supporting biomedical research, particularly molecular cytogenetics in underdeveloped countries, is emphasized.
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authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Salamanca Gómez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000235:genetics; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D003582:Cytogenetics; D004303:Dosage Compensation, Genetic; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D005824:Genetics, Behavioral; D015186:Hominidae / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000235:genetics; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics
vernacular_title: Logros y perspectivas de la citogenética humana.