Diseases

Chromosomal Instability

An increased tendency to acquire CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS when various processes involved in chromosome replication, repair, or segregation are dysfunctional.

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Abstract

An increased tendency to acquire CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS when various processes involved in chromosome replication, repair, or segregation are dysfunctional.

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15 entry terms
  • Chromosome Instability
  • Chromosomal Instabilities
  • Chromosome Instabilities
  • Instabilities, Chromosomal
  • Instabilities, Chromosome
  • Instability, Chromosomal
  • Instability, Chromosome
  • Chromosomal Stability
  • Chromosome Stability
  • Chromosomal Stabilities
  • Chromosome Stabilities
  • Stabilities, Chromosomal
  • Stabilities, Chromosome
  • Stability, Chromosomal
  • Stability, Chromosome

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6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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History Note

2004

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Previous Indexing

  • Chromosome Aberrations (1967-2003)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Chromosomal Instability. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D043171. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D043171
  2. Chromosomal Instability. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromosome_instability
  3. Chromosomal Instability. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1087752