Sex chromosome abnormalities, including missing or extra X and Y chromosomes, can be difficult to detect in ancient DNA as it slowly erodes over time or becomes contaminated. Scientists have now ...

The current study shows that cells with additional chromosomes have an altered mitochondrial structure and function. The reason: mitochondrial precursor proteins are sequestered in p62-positive ...

The above representative microscope images showcase ultra-fine bridges, a kind of abnormal link between chromosomes that causes catastrophic genetic instability. These bridges, composed of entangled ...

I still recall my disappointment one day in 2015. I received the tumor DNA sequencing results for one of my patients, whose cancer had spread from her lungs to her brain. I saw not a single genetic ...

The spectrum of information that can be obtained by prenatal testing is wide and rapidly increasing. Many mutations, or "abnormalities," are inconsequential, while others are significant. Genetic ...

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JA Rosenfeld is an employee of Signature Genomic Laboratories, a subsidiary of PerkinElmer, Inc. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or ...

Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a type of blood cancer. CML is Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) when pieces of chromosomes 9 and 22 break off and swap places. This creates a new abnormal ...

It has been known for several years that abnormal chromosome numbers lead to protein imbalances in the affected cells. Researchers at RPTU have now investigated the detailed effects of such imbalances ...