title: Inversions of chromosome 12 in human malignancies.
abstract: We present four cases with a malignant hematologic disorder and an inversion (peri- or paracentric) involving chromosome #12. Two cases of myelodysplastic syndrome showed an identical acquired pericentric inv(12)(p12q23). The pertinent literature on constitutional and acquired inversions of chromosome #12 has been revised.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D007446:Chromosome Inversion; D002881:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000235:genetics*; D009196:Myeloproliferative Disorders / Q000235:genetics*