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Elements Of Medical Cytogenetics -- Chromosome Analysis -- The Origins And Consequences Of Chromosome Pathology -- Deriving And Using A Risk Figure -- Autosomal Reciprocal Translocations -- Sex Chromosome Translocations -- Robertsonian Translocations -- Insertions -- Inversions -- Complex Chromosomal Rearrangements -- Autosomal Ring Chromosomes -- Rare Conditions: Centromere Fissions, Complementary Isochromosomes, Telomeric Fusions, Balancing Supernumerary Chromosomes, Neocentromeres, Jumping Translocations, And Chromothripsis -- Down Syndrome, Other Full Aneuploidies, Polyploidy, And The Influence Of Parental Age -- Autosomal Structural Rearrangements: Deletions And Duplications -- Sex Chromosome Aneuploidy And Structural Rearrangement -- Chromosome Instability Syndromes -- Normal Chromosomal Variation -- Uniparental Disomy And Disorders Of Imprinting -- Reproductive Failure -- Prenatal Testing Procedures -- Chromosome Abnormalities Detected At Prenatal Diagnosis -- Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis -- Chromosomal Disorders Of Sex Development -- Gonadal Cytogenetic Damage From Exposure To Extrinsic Agents. R.j. Mckinlay Gardner, David J. Amor. Preceded By Chromosome Abnormalities And Genetic Counseling / R.j. Mckinlay Gardner, Grant R. Sutherland, Lisa G. Shaffer. C2012. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Ipswich, Ma Available Via World Wide Web.