There has been some research on the relationship between genetics and the development of malignant mesothelioma. Some compelling evidences that genetic defects may result in a higher risk for the development of malignant mesothelioma. Read more »
Cri du Chat Syndrome – Human with Cat-like Cry
Cri du chat syndrome is a kind of genetic disorder that occurs when a small part of chromosomal material is missing from a particular region on chromosome 5. Read more »
Angelman Syndrome – Angel-like Genetic Disorder
Angelman Syndrome is a familiar genetic disorder in Cytogenetics. It is a recognizable syndrome which related to mental retardation and infantile seizures. Read more »
Prader-Willi Syndrome – Genetic Disorder That Cause Obesity
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 »
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 »
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 »
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