Fluorescence in situ hybridization with a synthetic (T 2 AG 3 ) n polynucleotide detects several intrachromosomal telomere-like repeats on human chromosomes

2008/05/20 by C.M. Azzalin, E. Mucciolo, L. Bertoni +1

paper · doi:10.1159/000134640

Abstract

(T 2 AG 3 ) repeats comprise the telomeres of human chromosomes and also are present at interstitial locations. Using a long synthetic (T 2 AG 3 ) n probe, we have localized telomere-like repeats at several internal sites on human chromosomes.

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