title: Alterations and chromosomal variants in the Ecuadorian population.
abstract: Medical genetics is a field marked by fast progress. Even though it was at one point confined to a group of relatively rare diseases, today it has become a central component in the understanding of disorders and it is the subject of interest for all medical specialties. This paper, shares data on the chromosomal alterations and variations that have been diagnosed in Ecuadorian patients since 1998. A total of 2,636 individual cases have been analyzed by G-banding technique until February 2012. The present work shows this collection of data and the important findings that have appeared throughout these years in hopes that it can contribute to have a deeper understanding of the incidence of chromosomal aberrations and alterations in the Ecuadorian population.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de las Américas, Avenida de los Granados y Colimes, Quito 1712842, Ecuador.
authors.forename: César
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paz-y-Miño
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cumbal
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Araujo
authors.forename: Ma Eugenia
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Sánchez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D025063:Chromosome Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D004484:Ecuador / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D014644:Genetic Variation / Q000235:genetics*; D015894:Genome, Human / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult