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Pericentric inversion in chromosome 2 without phenotypic effect

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International Journal of Anthropology

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A subject with pericentric inversion of chromosome 2: 46, XY, inv(2) (p11q13) is described. All the family members which present the same inversion are clinically normal

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  1. Dipartimento di Biologia Animale, Lab. di Antropologia, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

    L. Lamberti & E. Rabino Massa

  2. Istituto di Antropologia, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

    D. Romagno & R. Stanyon

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Lamberti, L., Massa, E.R., Romagno, D. et al. Pericentric inversion in chromosome 2 without phenotypic effect. Int. J. Anthropol. 1, 281–283 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02442043

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