title: Familial paracentric inversions inv(2)(q31q35) and inv(8)(q22.3q24.13) ascertained through reproductive abnormalities.
abstract: Two cases of familial paracentric inversion, one in the long arm of chromosome 2 and the other in the long arm of chromosome 8, are described. The first was ascertained in a woman who was studied because of recurrent abortions. The second was ascertained in the father of a girl with the trichorhinophalangeal syndrome and an interstitial deletion in 8q. The latter is the first case in which unequal crossing over in an inversion loop can be inferred in a male carrier of a paracentric inversion. The reasons for the relatively low frequency of paracentric inversions observed and factors which affect the pregnancy outcome are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000026:Abortion, Habitual / Q000235:genetics*; D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D007446:Chromosome Inversion; D002889:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2; D002898:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D011247:Pregnancy; D013577:Syndrome