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List of chromosomal translocations

For the main article, see Chromosomal translocation

By chromosome

The shorthand t(A;B)(p1;q2) is used to denote a translocation between chromosome A and chromosome B. The information in the second set of parentheses, when given, gives the precise location within the chromosome for chromosomes A and B respectively—with p indicating the short arm of the chromosome, q indicating the long arm, and the numbers after p or q giving the distance in centimorgans from the centromere.

Named translocations



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