Three large Danish families with a paracentric inversion in the short arm of chromosome N. 5

K Baggesen; U Friedrich; P K Jensen; K Rasmussen

Three large Danish families with a paracentric inversion in the short arm of chromosome N. 5

Ann Genet. 1988;31(1):50-2.

Authors

K Baggesen¹, U Friedrich, P K Jensen, K Rasmussen

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Human Genetics, University of Aarhus, Denmark.

PMID: 3258494

Abstract

A paracentric inversion in the short arm of chromosome 5 [inv(5p)] was segregating through at least four generations in three large danish families. All inversion carriers were phenotypically normal, and no adverse effects on reproduction were observed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Chromosome Aberrations / genetics*
Chromosome Disorders
Chromosome Inversion*
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5*
Denmark
Female
Heterozygote
Humans
Male
Pedigree
Pregnancy
Prenatal Diagnosis