SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Karyotype Why Less Cancer In People With Down Syndrome?  May 21, 2009 Karyotype for trisomy Down syndrome. Notice the three copies of chromosome 21. (Science Daily) Mosaicism for combined tetrasomy of chromosomes 8 and 18 in a dysmorphic child: A result of failed tetraploidy correction?  May 18, 2009 In a markedly dysmorphic child with heart malformations and developmental delay, CGH analysis of newborn blood DNA suggested a 50% dose increase of chromosomes 8 and 18, despite a normal standard karyotype investigation. Subsequent FISH analysis revealed leukocytes with four chromosomes 8 and four chromosomes 18. (BioMed Central) Hunting for the Azoospermia Factor Gene  Feb 26, 2009 The most common known genetic causes of spermatogenic failure are karyotype anomalies. . (New England Journal of Medicine) Back to Health News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009