Serena Redaelli, Francesca Romana Grati, Viviana Tritto, Giuliana Giannuzzi, Maria Paola Recalcati, Elena Sala, Nicoletta Villa, Francesca Crosti, Gaia Roversi, Francesca Malvestiti, Valentina Zanatta, Elena Repetti, Ornella Rodeschini, Chiara Valtorta, Ilaria Catusi, Lorenza Romitti, Emanuela Martinoli, Donatella Conconi, Leda Dalprà, Marialuisa Lavitrano, Paola Riva, Angela Bentivegna
The largest multi-gene family in metazoans is the family of olfactory receptor (OR) genes. Human ORs are organized in clusters over most chromosomes and seem to include >0.1% of the human genome. Because 369 out of 856 OR genes are mapped on chromosome 11 (HSA11), we sought whether they mediate structural rearrangements involving this chromosome. To this aim, we analyzed 220 specimens collected during diagnostic procedures involving structural rearrangements of chromosome 11. A total of 222 chromosomal abnormalities were included, consisting of inversions, deletions, translocations, duplications, and one insertion, detected by conventional chromosome analysis and/or FISH and array-CGH...
December 30, 2023: HGG advances