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Revista Salud Uninorte

Print version ISSN 0120-5552On-line version ISSN 2011-7531

Abstract

AHMAD, Mostapha; SILVERA-REDONDO, C  and  HAMDAN RODRIGUEZ, Muna. Nondisjunction and chromosomal anomalies. Salud, Barranquilla [online]. 2010, vol.26, n.1, pp.117-133. ISSN 0120-5552.

Nondisjunction is the failure of homologous chromosomes to disjoin correctly during meiosis. This results in the production of gametes containing a greater or lesser chromosomal amount than normal ones. Consequently the individual may develop a trisomal or monosomal syndrome. Non disjunction can occur in both Meiosis I and Meiosis II of the cellular division. It is a cause of several abnormal medical conditions, including Down's syndrome (trisomy of chromosome 21), Patau's Syndrome (trisomy of chromosome 13), Edward's Syndrome (trisomy of chromosome 18) and Turner's Syndrome (the presence of only one X chromosome). It is also the main cause of many genetic disorders, however its origin and process remains vague. Although it results in the majority of cases from errors in the maternal meiosis II, both paternal and maternal meiosis I do influence it. The maternal age, is considered a risk factor of trisomies, as well as recombination alterations and many others that can affect the chromosomal segregation, such as genotoxicity and chromosomal translocations. We will review the results of previously realized studies between the years 2003 and 2009, found in ISI WEB, PUED, SCIENCE DIRECT,SPRINGER LINK and SCIELO, that led to important conclusions and highlighted interesting factors that can be the starting point to future investigation.

Keywords : Nondisjunction; monosomy; trisomy; Meiosis; Mitosis; Recombination; Syndrome; genotoxicity; chromosomal mutation.

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