Prader-Willi syndrome or PWS syndrome is thought to be one of the most common genetic disorders. It is the most common genetic cause of marked obesity in humans. Read more »
End of 2009 in Cytogenetics and Cancer Research Blog
While celebrating the new coming year 2010, I am going to end up the year 2009 with my 30th blog post in this Cytogenetics and Cancer Research blog. Read more »
Autosomal Aneuploidy – Cytogenetic Abnormalities
Aneuploidy refers to cytogenetic abnormalities that does not involve the sex chromosomes in which all or part of one or more chromosomes is added or deleted. Read more »
Cytogenetic Studies in Malignancy Cancer
Cytogenetic studies are proven that can assist to define the diagnosis and deliver clear prognostic differences in cancer. Read more »
5 Hypotheses Causing Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome is caused by the non-disjunction of the chromosome during the meiosis. However, little is known about the causes for non-disjunction to occur as well as Down Syndrome in term of Cytogenetics. There are many hypotheses have been put forward to explain about the non-disjunction. Read more »
Down Syndrome | Birth Defect with Trisomy 21
Down syndrome is a common genetic chromosomal syndrome in the world. It is about 1 in 800 liveborns in the population with Down syndrome. Read more »
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