• Molecules and Cells
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.105-112
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• 2007

Most neuroblastoma cells have chromosomal aberrations such as gains, losses, amplifications and deletions of DNA. Conventional approaches like fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) or metaphase comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) can detect chromosomal aberrations, but their resolution is low. In this study we used array-based comparative genomic hybridization to identify the chromosomal aberrations in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. The DNA microarray consisting of 4000 bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones was able to detect chromosomal regions with aberrations. The SH-SY5Y cells showed chromosomal gains in 1q12~ q44 (Chr1:142188905-246084832), 7 (over the whole chro-mosome), 2p25.3~p16.3 (Chr2:18179-47899074), and 17q 21.32~q25.3 (Chr17:42153031-78607159), while chromosomal losses detected were the distal deletion of 1p36.33 (Chr1:552910-563807), 14q21.1~q21.3 (Chr14:37666271-47282550), and 22q13.1~q13.2 (Chr22:36885764-4190 7123). Except for the gain in 17q21 and the loss in 1p36, the other regions of gain or loss in SH-SY5Y cells were newly identified.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.319-322
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• 2008

Little is known about the chromosomal variability and polymorphism existing in mitotic chromosomes of Citrus, mainly due to lack of reliable chromosomal markers and small chromosome size. To test the hypothesis of chromosomal polymorphism and provide the foundation of the genome organization in the Citrus cultivars, we have developed molecular cytogenetic markers for 13 Citrus species collected from Jeju island, Korea. In this study, we demonstrated that the chromosomal locations of cytogenetic markers are quite variable and extremely polymorphic, in contrast to the previous studies. The data obtained in this study will be of utmost importance in cytological systematics and karyotyping of the Citrus species.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.203-210
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• 1995

Many oocytes fail to fertilize and cleave in vitro and many embryos transferred back to uterus fail to implant or maintain implantation. Chromosomal abnormalities in the male and female gametes may contribute to this loss. The higher incidence of meiotic chromosomal abnormalities bas been found in oocytes than in sperm. The wide range of incidence of chromosomal abnormalities in unfertilized oocytes has been reported in human IVF program (26-63%). However, factors affecting chromosomal abnormalities are not well understood. The present study has been conducted to investigate effects of the method for ovarian hyperstimulation, women's age, and the number of oocytes retrieved per patients on the incidence of numerical chromosomal abnormalities. Five hundred eighty four unfertilized metaphase II oocytes were subjected to chromosomal analysis. Included unfertilized oocytes were from 220 patients (mean $age=32.7{\pm}3.0$) and three hundred thirty oocytes were legible for analysis. Two hundred fourty five oocytes out of 330 (73.3%) were normal, while 38 (11.5%) were hyperploidy, 35 (10.6%) were hypoploidy, and 12 (3.6%) were diploidy. Significant difference in chromosomal abnormalities was not found between two patient groups stimulated by follicular stimulating hormone/human menopausal gonadotrophin (FSH/HMG) (25.9%) and gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist/follicular stimulating hormone/human menopausal gonadotrophin (GnRHa/FSH/HMG) (28%). There was a tendency of increasing chromosomal abnormalities in unfertilized oocytes from older patients (<30 yrs: 20.3%, 30-34yrs: 26.9%, >34 yrs: 35.3%). The number of oocytes retrieved per patient had no effect the incidence of chromosomal abnormalities (1-5: 31. 4%, 6-10: 29.8%, 11-15: 28.6%, > 15: 16.5%). These results from the present study suggest that the chromosomal abnormalities observed in the unfertilized oocytes has not affected by the stimulation methods, patient's age, and the number of oocytes retrieved per patients.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권11호
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• pp.4571-4573
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• 2014

Diabetes, a comprehensive genetic disease, is principally due to the deregulation of glucose levels in the blood. In addition to contemporary epidemiological studies, systematic substantiation suggests that long-term diabetes leads to cancers due to a variety of reasons. In this study, blood samples were collected with informed consent from confirmed type I diabetic (T1DM, n=25) and type II Diabetic patients (T2DM, n=25) with equal numbers of controls. Further depending on the lifestyle habits they were subdivided into smokers/non-smokers and alcoholics/non-alcoholics. Chromosomal assays were performed for these cases and it was found that there was a significant increase in chromosomal aberration frequency in diabetic patient groups who are exposed to smoking and alcohol than that of normal diabetic groups (T1DM and T2DM). On the other hand, patient groups who were non-smoking and non-alcoholics also showed higher chromosomal aberrations when compared to that of controls. While the mechanisms for these increased chromosomal aberrations in diabetic groups are not clear, they may be due to increased oxidative stress leading to oxidative damage and resulting in genomic instability, which in turn may contribute to an increased risk for cancer.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.153-158
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• 2004

To evaluate the genotoxicity of CJ-11555, an anti-cirrhotic agent, the reverse mutation test, chromosomal aberration test and in vivo micronucleus test in rats were performed. In the reverse mutation test, the treatment of CJ-11555 at doses of 33.3, 100, 333, 1000, 3330 and 5000 $\mu\textrm{g}$/plate with and without 89 did not induce mutagenicity in Salmonella typhimurium TA98, TA100, TA1535, TA1537, and Escherichia coli (E. call) WP2uvrA. In chromosomal aberration test, CJ-11555 did not induce structural a chromosomal aberration in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells with and without metabolic activation at all doses. In micronucleus test, CJ-11555 did not induce any statistically significant increases in micronucleated polychromatic erythrocyte (MNPCE) at doses of 500, 1000, and 2000 mg/kg. These results suggest that CJ-11555 might not have a mutagenic potential under the conditions in this study.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제66권4호
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• pp.318-325
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• 2021

이 연구에서는 인공 염색체 절단의 유발원인 제부라린을 두 종류의 Leymus 염색체가 첨가된 이중 일가 외래 염색체 첨가 밀 계통의 생식세포 분열기에 처리함으로써 인공 염색체 절단이 상동성이 결여된 외래 염색체 사이의 염색체 조합에 미치는 영향을 확인하고자 수행하였다. 밀의 유전적 배경에서 두 외래 염색체의 행동은 genomic in situ hybridization을 이용하여 확인하였다. 결과적으로 생식세포분열 전기 초반에 인공 염색체 절단은 두 외래 염색체의 핵형 차이인 말단의 이질염색질을 제외한 전장에서 발생하였으며, 그로 인하여 염색체 융합이 이루어져 이가 외래 염색체의 형태가 형성되는 것을 확인하였다. 이처럼 제부라린 처리에 의한 인공 염색체 절단이 체세포분열(mitosis) 염색체뿐만 아니라 생식세포분열 염색체에 염색체 접합과 유사한 현상을 유발시키는 것을 확인하였으며, 이를 통하여 상동성을 엄격하게 조절하는 Ph1 유전자를 가지고 있는 밀의 유전적 배경에서 동조 또는 비상동 관계에 있는 염색체 사이에서 염색체 결합이 이룰 수 있는 것을 확인하였다. 반면, 인공 염색체 절단은 두 외래 염색체의 소실과 일반적인 이가 염색체의 형태가 아닌 비정상적인 형태의 외래 이가 염색체도 유발하는 것을 확인하였다. 이러한 현상은 보통 형태와 유사한 이가 외래 염색체가 형성되었음에도 불구하고 생식세포 분열의 사분자의 포자에 자매염색분체의 분포 비율에 부정적인 영향을 미침으로써 염색체 조합의 빈도를 나타내는 상동성 지수에 유의미한 차이를 나타내지 못했다. 따라서 인공 염색체 절단에 의한 염색체 결합의 빈도와 발생부위에 대한 조절을 작물학적 관점에서 이용하려면 앞으로 지속적인 염색체 연구를 바탕으로 좀 더 구체적이고 세밀한 제부라린의 투여량, 처리시간 및 처리방법에 대한 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각한다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.129-134
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• 2011

Mosaicism is the presence of two or more chromosomally distinct cell lines, each seen in two or more cells. Chromosomal mosaicism presents one of the most difficult problems in prenatal cytogenetic diagnosis, requiring the differentiation of true mosaicism from pseudomosaicism. To overcome associated problems we investigated 24 cases (amniotic fluid 13 cases, abortus tissue 3 cases, peripheral blood 8 cases) in which mosaicism has been found in cytogenetic analysis. 5 cases (38.5%) of 13 amniotic fluid cells in which mosaicisms showed single cell pseudomosaicism. Chromosomal true mosaicism is found in about 0.28% (8/2,826) of amniotic fluid cell cultures. The 24 cases involved 12 cases (50%) with sex chromosomal abnormalities, 7 cases (29.2%) with autosomal structural defects, 3 cases (12.5%) with autosomal abnormalities, 2 cases (8.3%) with a supernumerary marker. Mosaicism detected in amniotic fluid may represent the true mosaicism or may pseudomosaicism. If the same chromosome abnormality is seen in more than one cell and in two different cultures, it is considered a true mosaicism, whereas single-cell abnormalities from a single culture are regarded as pseudomosaicism. In this study, we describe a mosaicism in chromosome analysis, its diagnostic problems and clinical significance.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.311-319
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• 2002

1974년 3월부터 1998년 8월까지 약 25년간 본 소아과에서 염색체 분석을 시행하였던 환아 중 염색체 이상증후군을 의심할 만한 임상증상을 가졌던 756례와 반음양, 경미한 성적 이상, 다발성 기형, 지능저하 및 성장장애 등이 있었던 424례의 결과를 종합한 총 1,180례의 결과를 비교 검토하였다. 1) 상염색체이상증후군의 남녀 비는 1.2 : 1이었다. 대상군의 연령분포는 상염색체이상군에서 1세 미만이 78.6%로 많았고, 성염색체이상군에서는 12세 이상이 89.8%로 많았다. 2) 전체 1180례 중 612례에서 염색체 이상을 보여 양성율이 51.9%였다. 그 중 상염색체이상증후군을 의심한 군의 경우는 597례 중 497례(83.2%)에서, 성염 색체이상을 의심한 군은 159례 중 93례(58.5%)에서, 기타 반음양, 경미한 성적 이상, 다발성 선천성 기형, 지능저하 및 성장장애에서는 424례 중 22례(5.2%)에서 이상소견을 보였다. 상염색체이상증후군 중 Down 증후군은 88.8%, E군 이상은 50%, D군 이상은 53.6%, 묘성 증후군은 71.4%의 양성율을 보였다. 성염색체이상증후군은 Turner 증후군은 63.3%, Klinefelter 증후군은 51.6%, Fragile X 증후군은 33.3%의 양성율을 보였다. 3) 염색체 이상의 핵형별 분포는 상염색체 이상이 514례로 83.8%, 성염색체 이상이 98례로 16.2%이었다. 성염색체 이상 중 Down 증후군이 86.8%로 가장 많았고 다음은 E군, D군, B군, A군, C군 이상 순이었다. 성염색체 이상은 Turner 증후군, Klinefelter 증후군, Fragile X 증후군이었다. 4) 가장 많았던 Down 증후군의 핵형별 빈도는 21 삼체성이 88.5%, 전좌형이 9.7%, mosaicism이 1.8%였다. 27례의 E군 이상 중 Edwards 증후군은 12례, 18p 단체성은 8례, 기타가 7례 였다. 15례의 D군 이상 중 Patau 증후군은 9례, 기타가 6례였다. 5) Turner 증후군은 57례 중 45,X가 19례로 33.3%였고 이형은 38례로 66.7%였다. Klinefelter 증후군은 32례 모두 47,XXY의 핵형이었다.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.219-229
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• 1993

The purpose of this study is to investigate college science students' and science teachers' understanding of chromosomal behavior in the context of cell division. The research problems were as follows: 1. What is the level of college science students' understandings of chromosomal behaviors? 2. What is the level of science teachers' understandings of chromosomal behaviors? 3. What is the level of understanding by grade and major area? The sample consisted of 28 sophomore, 17 junior and 23 senior biology students; and 23 middle school science teachers and 14 high school biology teachers. The instrument of the study was a short answer required paper and pencil test. The results of the study were as follows: 1) About 15 percent of the sample could not count the number of chromosome in a cell in appropriate. 2) Seventy percent of the students, and 80 percent of the teachers identified homologous chromosomes as ones with the similar shape and size, and 30 percent of the whole sample could not pair two homologous chromosomes. 3) About 70 percent of the students and 30 percent of the teachers could not mark corresponding allele on chromosome. 4) Biology major students showed higher understanding of overall chromosomal behaviors than non Biology students. Based upon the results, some implications were made. The major one was a development of a teaching model in which students can improve the ability to connect chromosome theory to mendelian genetics.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.161-174
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• 1986

A chromosomal study was performed in a total of 162 urological patients during past 2$2{\frac{1}{2}}$ years (Feb. 1984 - Aug. 1986). Of these 78(48%) patients had abnormal chromosome complements. Among all patients with chromosome abnormalities, 88% (69/78) had aberrations of chromosome number, 8% (6/78) had aberrations of chromosome structure and 4% (3/78) had aberrations of both. 90% (65/72) of numerical abnormality was Klinefelter's syndrome and the structural abnormality rate (5.6%, 9/162) was less than that (6.99%) of general population. The chromosomal study was mandatory for the detection of intersex in small testes or hypospadias with cryptorchism or clitoromegaly or bilateral cryptorchism. But unilateral cryptochism or hypospadias with normal scrotal testes was not thought to be indication of the chromosomal study if the external genitalia are otherwise quite normal.