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A family with a satellited Yq chromosome

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A large pedigree with a satellited Yq chromosome is described, Q, C, and NOR banding were performed. Family C proband suffers from a Klinefelter syndrome.

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  1. Grupo de Genética, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Apartado Aéreo No 80080, Bogotá, Columbia

    Alejandro Giraldo, Inés Martínez, Mónica Guzmán & Elizabeth Silva

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Giraldo, A., Martínez, I., Guzmán, M. et al. A family with a satellited Yq chromosome. Hum Genet 57, 99–100 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00271178

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