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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15

Known as: 15 chromosome, Chromosome 15 
The designation for each member of the fifteenth largest human autosomal chromosome pair. Chromosome 15 spans about 106 million base pairs and… 
National Institutes of Health

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15qBloom SyndromeChromatinChromosome 15 Short Arm

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15q24 MicrodeletionChromosome 15 ringChromosome 15, trisomy mosaicismChromosome 15q, tetrasomy

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Chromosomes, Human, 13-15

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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
A translocation breakpoint cluster disrupts the newly defined 3' end of the SNURF-SNRPN transcription unit on chromosome 15.
Balanced translocations affecting the paternal copy of 15q11--q13 are a rare cause of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) or PWS-like… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Further evidence that CENP-C is a necessary component of active centromeres: studies of a dic(X; 15) with simultaneous immunofluorescence and FISH.
The stability of certain dicentric chromosomes in humans seems to result from inactivation of one centromere, yielding a… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
A murine homolog of the yeast RNA1 gene is required for postimplantation development.
A gene has been characterized that is required for postimplantation mouse development. The gene, designated fug1, was disrupted… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Maternal but not paternal transmission of 15q11–13–linked nondeletion Angelman syndrome leads to phenotypic expression
Angelman syndrome (AS) may result from either maternally inherited deletions of chromosome 15q11–13 or from paternal uniparental… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Chromosomal localization and organization of the murine genes encoding the beta subunits (AIC2A and AIC2B) of the interleukin 3, granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor, and interleukin 5…
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Nonrandom loss of chromosome 15 in Syrian hamster tumours induced by v-Ha-ras plus v-myc oncogenes
Nonrandom chromosome rearrangements, observed in a variety of human and animal tumours1,2, are associated in some cases with… 
Review
1983
Review
1983
Rat c-myc oncogene is located on chromosome 7 and rearranges in immunocytomas with t(6:7) chromosomal translocation
Two B-cell-derived tumours, human Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) and murine plasmacytoma (MPC), are regularly associated with a… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Chromosome 15 abnormalities and the Prader-Willi syndrome: a follow-up report of 40 cases.
High-resolution chromosome analysis and multiple banding techniques were performed on blood samples from 40 patients with Prader… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Cytogenetic mapping of the trisomic segment of chromosome 15 in murine T-cell leukaemia
A NONRANDOM cytogenetic change in the form of trisomy of chromosome 15 is associated with mouse T-cell leukaemia induced by… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Human gene mapping using an X/autosome translocation
Human fibroblasts containing a translocation between the X chromosome and chromosome 15 were fused with the 6-thioguanine… 
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