The centromere links a pair of sister chromatids together during cell division. This constricted region of chromosome connects the sister chromatids, creating...
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Anti-centromere antibodies (ACAs; often styled solid, anticentromere) are autoantibodies specific to centromere and kinetochore function. They occur in...
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Isochromosome (section Centromere misdivision)
misdivision of the centromere or U-type strand exchange. Under normal separation of sister chromatids in anaphase, the centromere will divide longitudinally...
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Centromere protein B also known as major centromere autoantigen B is an autoantigen protein of the cell nucleus. In humans, centromere protein B is encoded...
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chromosomes are generally organized in pairs, ordered by size and position of centromere for chromosomes of the same size. Karyotyping generally combines light...
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and both copies are joined by a centromere, resulting either in an X-shaped structure (pictured above), if the centromere is located equatorially, or a...
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separated by a region called the centromere. Robertsonian translocations can only occur between chromosomes which have the centromere very close to one end. This...
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heterochromatin appears black on Giemsa staining). They are counted from the centromere out toward the telomeres. A range of loci is specified in a similar way...
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Immunodeficiency–centromeric instability–facial anomalies syndrome (redirect from Immunodeficiency, centromere instability and facial anomalies syndrome)
ICF syndrome (or Immunodeficiency, Centromere instability and Facial anomalies syndrome) is a very rare autosomal recessive immune disorder. It is characterized...
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anti-histone antibodies, antibodies to nuclear pore complexes, anti-centromere antibodies and anti-sp100 antibodies. Each of these antibody subtypes...
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