Antonarakis S E, Adelsberger P A, Petersen M B, Binkert F, Schinzel A A
Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Am J Hum Genet. 1990 Dec;47(6):968-72.
Down syndrome is rarely due to a de novo duplication of chromosome 21 [dup(21q)]. To investigate the origin of the dup(21q) and the nature of this chromosome, we used DNA polymorphisms in 10 families with Down syndrome due to de novo dup(21q). The origin of the extra chromosome 21q was maternal in six cases and paternal in four cases. Furthermore, the majority (eight of 10) of dup(21q) chromosomes were isochromosomes i(21q) (four were paternal in origin, and four were maternal in origin); however, in two of 10 families the dup(21q) chromosome appeared to be the result of a Robertsonian translocation t(21q;21q) (maternal in origin in both cases).
唐氏综合征很少由21号染色体的新发重复[dup(21q)]引起。为了研究dup(21q)的起源以及这条染色体的性质,我们在10个因新发dup(21q)导致唐氏综合征的家庭中使用了DNA多态性。额外的21号染色体q臂起源于母亲的有6例,起源于父亲的有4例。此外,大多数(10例中的8例)dup(21q)染色体是等臂染色体i(21q)(4例起源于父亲,4例起源于母亲);然而,在10个家庭中的2个家庭里,dup(21q)染色体似乎是罗伯逊易位t(21q;21q)的结果(2例均起源于母亲)。