Effects of X-irradiation in G1 and G2 on Bloom's syndrome and normal chromosomes

1 June 1980

journal article
research article
Published by Springer Nature in Human Genetics

Vol. 54 (3) , 335-341
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00291579

Abstract

The X-ray sensitivity of chromosomes from a Bloom's syndrome patient and a normal control was compared in G₁ and G₂. There was no significant difference in the number of aberrations induced by irradiation in G₁. An increased sensitivity of the BS chromosomes was found in G₂. The frequency of mitotic chiasmata in the BS cells was not increased by the G₂-irradiation, even though the frequency of chromatid translocations was much increased. This provides further evidence for the fundamental difference of these two phenomena. Evidence from the types of aberrations induced suggests that there is no appreciably increased frequency of pairing of homologous chromosomes in the BS cells over that in normal cells.

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