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MeSH Heading: Chromosome Breakage
Tree Number(s): C23.550.210.170; G05.200.210.170; G05.365.590.175.175
Unique ID: D019457
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019457
Scope Note: A type of chromosomal aberration involving DNA BREAKS. Chromosome breakage can result in CHROMOSOMAL TRANSLOCATION; CHROMOSOME INVERSION; or SEQUENCE DELETION.
Entry Term(s): Chromosomal Breakage; Chromosomal Breaks; Chromosome Breaks
Previous Indexing: Chromosome Aberrations (1967-1996); Chromosome Abnormalities (1966-1996)
See Also: Chromosome Breakpoints
Public MeSH Note: 97
History Note: 97
Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1996/06/13
Revision Date: 2023/05/26

Chromosome Breakage MeSH Descriptor Data 2024