Partial karyotype of six mitotic cells photographed with quinacrine fluorescence
The first pair of chromosomes in each row is the 9, with the 9q+ chromosome identified by the arrow. Note the extra band of dully fluorescing material at the end of each 9q+ chromosome. The second pair of chromosomes is the normal 22 and the Ph1 chromosome.
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Thousands of chromosomal aberrations have been discovered in different types of cancer. But how do these various changes all hijack normal cellular processes to promote cancer?
