title: A case with dicentric translocation between chromosome 9 and 18: confirmation by fluorescent in situ hybridization on metaphase spread.
abstract: A female child with dicentric translocation between chromosome 9 and chromosome 18 presented non-specific minor anomalies with laryngomalacia. Chromosomal analyses were performed by the G-banding method and a fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technique with a specific probe for the centromeric region of chromosome 18 and the painting probe for the chromosomes 9 and 18. Her full karyotype was confirmed as 45,XX,tdic(9;18)(p24;p11). This is the first case of dicentric translocation between chromosomes 9 and 18. The FISH technique is an important tool in chromosome diagnostics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Isoyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shinohara
mesh_terms: D002503:Centromere; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000235:genetics*; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D002887:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18 / Q000235:genetics*; D002899:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9 / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007621:Karyotyping; D014178:Translocation, Genetic