title: [Value of silver staining technics for studying translocations involving acrocentric chromosomes].
abstract: The silver-staining technique was used to study several cases of translocations involving acrocentric chromosomes: robertsonian translocations, balanced reciprocal translocations, non-reciprocal translocation. This technique provides very useful and reliable information about the presence, loss or translocation of active NORs in cases of acrocentric breaks.
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division; D002900:Chromosomes, Human, 1-3; D002901:Chromosomes, Human, 13-15; D002902:Chromosomes, Human, 16-18; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009697:Nucleolus Organizer Region; D012835:Silver Nitrate; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014178:Translocation, Genetic
chemical_list: D012835:Silver Nitrate
vernacular_title: Intérêt des techniques argentiques pour l'étude de translocations impliquant des chromosomes acrocentriques.