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Octocentric Human Ring Chromosome (Xr): Proposed Mechanism of Formation

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RING chromosomes in man were first described in cytogenetic preparations made from malignant tissue1. Ring chromosomes have since been observed in people with leukaemia2–4 and after irradiation5–8 and in in vitro human cell line cultures subjected to cold treatment9.

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  1. Genetic and Endocrine Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Upstate Medical Center, State University of New York, Syracuse, New York

    JOHN F. ELLIS, RICHARD L. NEU, TADASHI KAJII & LYTT I. GARDNER

  2. Department of Biology, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York

    JOHN F. ELLIS, RICHARD L. NEU, TADASHI KAJII & LYTT I. GARDNER

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ELLIS, J., NEU, R., KAJII, T. et al. Octocentric Human Ring Chromosome (Xr): Proposed Mechanism of Formation. Nature 219, 1071–1072 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/2191071a0

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