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Chromosome Breakpoints

Known as: Breakpoint, Chromosome, Breakpoints, Chromosome, Chromosome Breakpoint 
The locations in specific DNA sequences where CHROMOSOME BREAKS have occurred.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Position effects due to chromosome breakpoints that map approximately 900 Kb upstream and approximately 1.3 Mb downstream of SOX9 in two patients with campomelic dysplasia.
Campomelic dysplasia (CD) is a semilethal skeletal malformation syndrome with or without XY sex reversal. In addition to the… Expand
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
A Recurrent Chromosome Breakpoint in Breast Cancer at the NRG1/Neuregulin 1/Heregulin Gene
Most studies of genomic rearrangements in common cancers have focused on regional gains and losses, but some rearrangements may… Expand
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Identification of novel genes, SYT and SSX, involved in the t(X;18)(p11.2;q11.2) translocation found in human synovial sarcoma
Human synovial sarcomas contain a recurrent and specific chromosomal translocation t(X;18)(p11.2;q11.2). By screening a synovial… Expand
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Cloning and characterization of chromosome breakpoints of Plasmodium falciparum: breakage and new telomere formation occurs frequently and randomly in subtelomeric genes.
We analysed the genetic stability of two subtelomeric genes of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. A PCR based… Expand
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Thermostable DNA polymerase chain amplification of t(14;18) chromosome breakpoints and detection of minimal residual disease.
Achieving the capacity to detect minimal numbers of neoplastic cells is a major cancer diagnostic challenge. Chromosomal… Expand
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
No statistical association between common fragile sites and nonrandom chromosome breakpoints in cancer cells.
Fragile sites and nonrandom chromosome breakpoints in cancer cells are not distributed at random within the genome, but occur… Expand
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Regional chromosome localization of human papillomavirus integration sites near fragile sites, oncogenes, and cancer chromosome breakpoints.
The integration sites of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA within the cervical carcinoma cell line C4-I and a primary cervical tumor… Expand
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Heterogeneity of chromosome 22 breakpoint in Philadelphia-positive (Ph+) acute lymphocytic leukemia.
In chronic myelogenous leukemias (CML) with the t(9;22)(q34;q11) chromosome translocation the breakpoints on chromosome 22 occur… Expand
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Cloning of the chromosome breakpoint of neoplastic B cells with the t(14;18) chromosome translocation.
From an acute B-cell leukemia cell line, a DNA probe was obtained that was specific for chromosome 18 and flanked the heavy chain… Expand
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Cancer chromosome breakpoints and common fragile sites induced by aphidicolin.
A new class of fragile sites termed common fragile sites is induced by aphidicolin, an inhibitor of DNA polymerase alpha… Expand
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