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a 22/22 Robertsonian translocation has been identified in a woman with recurrent abortions by a Giemsa banding technique. Cytogenetic studies of the embryonic tissue derived from one of her spontaneous abortions have demonstrated that the aborted fetus had a 46,XX,-22,+t(22q22q) karyotype.
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Maeda, T., Ohno, M., Shimada, N. et al. A 22/22 translocation carrier with recurrent abortions demonstrated by a Giemsa banding technique. Hum Genet 31, 243–245 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00296154
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