What are chromosomal abnormalities? Learn how and why they can result in miscarriage or chromosomal disorders. Finding out you're pregnant should be an exciting time, but it can also be stressful.

7 It therefore appeared reasonable to investigate systematically the chromosomes in a group of patients to determine if any abnormalities could be found in this condition. Constitutional aplastic ...

An example of a balanced structural change is the Philadelphia chromosome translocation previously described. In that case, although genetic information was rearranged into an abnormal gene ...

Purpose: Despite advances in harvesting and culturing techniques, analysis of the impact of these improvements on the observed frequency of chromosomal abnormalities in spontaneous abortions (SAB ...

The investigators concluded that there are very few reports of cytogenetic abnormalities associated with mood disorders. Since significant chromosomal abnormalities such as aneuploidy ...

On the rare occasion that errors do occur, cells with abnormal chromosome numbers are rapidly cleared. But cancer is different. Tumor cells are remarkably tolerant of chromosomal abnormalities, and ...

Researchers at the Crick have uncovered which genes on the Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm and impact ...

Could science help prevent birth defects? This National Birth Defects Awareness Month, here's the breakthrough every couple ...

Cytogenetic technologists are laboratory specialists who study normal and abnormal chromosomes in cells, and their relationship to disease and human development. These include birth defects, fertility ...

A study conducted by a research team at the Crick Institute identified important genes on the Y chromosome that regulate ...

2013;13(6):601-611. In other situations, normal microarray analysis in the presence of an abnormal karyotype, such as marker chromosomes, is reassuring, as it indicates that the marker is lacking ...

Researchers aim to continue studying the role of the X chromosome in brain aging, and whether it can explain people’s risk of ...