© Kamla-Raj 2002                                                                           Int J Hum Genet, 2(1): 61-64 (2002)

Satellite associations in recurrent aborters

N.  Anuradha,  M.  Satyanarayana  and  K. R.  Manjunatha¹

Department of Human Genetics, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530 003, Andhra Pradesh, India

1. Department of Human Genetics, NIMHANS, Bangalore 560 029,

Karnataka, India

Key Words Cytogenetics; association; absolutes

Abstract  The frequency and pattern of satellite association  was studied in lymphocyte culture of couples with recurrent spontaneous abortions and control population.  A statistically highly significant increase of the satellite association frequency among the aborter couples has been observed in comparison to the control group (P < 0.001).  The role of satellite association in non-disjunction is discussed.

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