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Molecular detection of a translocation (Y;11)(q11.2;q24) in a 45,X male with signs of Jacobsen syndrome

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A 45,X karyotype was found in a boy with dysmorphic features, hypoglycaemia and pancytopenia. DNA analysis showed the presence of the Y-chromosomal DNA sequences SRY, ZFY, DYZ4, DYZ3 and DYS1. Using fluorescent in situ hybridization, we located DYZ4 and DYZ3 on chromosome llqter and concluded that a de novo translocation (Y;11)(q11.2;q24) with a deletion of 11q24→qter and a deletion of Yq11.2→Yqter were present; Jacobsen syndrome and azoospermia are associated with these deletions. Signs of Jacobsen syndrome were observed in the patient.

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Van Hemel, J.O., Eussen, B., Wesby-van Swaay, E. et al. Molecular detection of a translocation (Y;11)(q11.2;q24) in a 45,X male with signs of Jacobsen syndrome. Hum Genet 88, 661–667 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02265294

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