Observation of a deletion of the long arm of chromosome 6 in benign fibrocystic disease of the breast constitutes a challenging problem.
We observed an interstitial deletion of the long arm of chromosome 6 occurring as the sole anomaly in a benign fibrocystic disease of the breast, confirming its nonrandom occurrence in this type of condition, and we discuss the possible meaning of this observation.
Dal Cin
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Center for Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Belgium.
Moerman
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Christiaens
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Van den Berghe
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D000328:Adult; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002896:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6; D005260:Female; D005348:Fibrocystic Breast Disease / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping