The implications of S-phase exchanges for the mechanisms of radiosensitivity in trisomy 21
- 1 June 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in American Journal of Medical Genetics
- Vol. 12 (2) , 141-146
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.1320120204
Abstract
Human lymphocytes obtained from four patients with Down syndrome and from two normal individuals were irradiated with X‐rays during their S phase and examined for chromatid type aberrations. It is suggested that the significantly increased frequency of asymmetrical chromatid interchanges found in trisomic cells is related to an altered DNA repair system. This altered repair system is probably responsible for the increased frequency of chromosome aberrations that can be induced in these cells by x‐rays and the increased tendency for leukemia observed in Down syndrome as well.Keywords
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