Telomeric association: another characteristic of cancer chromosomes?

Sen Pathak; Z. Wang; M.K. Dhaliwal; P.C. Sacks

doi:10.1159/000132555

Abstract

Telomeric associations between single chromatids and double chromatids of nonhomologous normal human chromosomes and altered markers were observed in two morphologically distinct squamous-cell carcinoma lines derived from a surgical specimen. Chromosomes 2, 3, 5, and 16 were associated by their telomeric ends more frequently than other chromosomes.

Keywords

BiologyChromatidTelomereGeneticsCentromereSmall supernumerary marker chromosomeChromosomeKaryotypeMolecular biologyDNAGene

Affiliated Institutions

Anderson Hospital US

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Publication Info

Year: 1988
Type: article
Volume: 47
Issue: 4
Pages: 227-229
Citations: 60
Access: Closed

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