Journal
HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS
Volume 9, Issue 11, Pages 1665-1670Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/9.11.1665
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- NCI NIH HHS [CA39926] Funding Source: Medline
- NHGRI NIH HHS [HG00313] Funding Source: Medline
- NICHD NIH HHS [HD 26979] Funding Source: Medline
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The constitutional t(11;22)(q23;q11) is the only known recurrent, non-Robertsonian translocation. To analyze the genomic structure of the breakpoint, we have cloned the junction fragments from the der(11) and der(22) of a 1(11;22) balanced carrier. On chromosome 11 the translocation occurs within a short, palindromic AT-rich region (ATRR), Likewise, the breakpoint on chromosome 22 has been localized within an ATRR that is part of a larger palindrome. Interestingly, the 22q11 breakpoint falls within one of the 'unclonable' gaps in the genomic sequence. Further, a sequenced chromosome fl BAC clone, spanning the t(11;22) breakpoint in 11q23, is deleted within the palindromic ATRR, suggesting instability of this region in bacterial clones. Several unrelated t(11;22) families demonstrate similar breakpoints on both chromosomes, indicating that their translocations are within the same palindrome, It is likely that the palindromic ATRRs produce unstable DNA structures in 22q11 and 11q23 that are responsible for the recurrent t(11;22) translocation.
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