A reinvestigation of non-disjunction resulting in 47, XXY males of paternal origin.
We have used polymorphisms within the Xp/Yp pseudoautosomal region (PAR 1) to determine the frequency and location of recombination in 80 paternally derived 47, XXY males. Of 64 informative results, there were 10 single cross-overs, one double cross-over and 53 without a cross-over. Therefore 2/3 of 47, XXY males of paternal origin result from meiosis in which the X and Y chromosomes fail to recombine. This failure was not associated with the presence of an increase in recombination in the smaller Xq/Yq pseudoautosomal region (PAR 2) or with the presence of microdeletions within PAR 1.
Thomas
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Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Salisbury District Hospital, Wiltshire, UK. wessex.genetics@dial.pipex.com
Collins
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Hassold
T J
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Jacobs
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D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D017353:Gene Deletion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D009630:Nondisjunction, Genetic; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D012729:Sex Chromosome Aberrations / Q000473:pathology*; D016615:Telomere; D014960:X Chromosome / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D014998:Y Chromosome / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology
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