Chromosome Breakage

"Chromosome Breakage" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A type of chromosomal aberration involving DNA BREAKS. Chromosome breakage can result in CHROMOSOMAL TRANSLOCATION; CHROMOSOME INVERSION; or SEQUENCE DELETION.

Descriptor ID	D019457
MeSH Number(s)	C23.550.210.170 G05.200.210.170 G05.365.590.175.175
Concept/Terms	Chromosome Breakage Chromosome Breakage Breakage, Chromosome Breakages, Chromosome Chromosome Breakages Chromosomal Breakage Breakage, Chromosomal Breakages, Chromosomal Chromosomal Breakages Chromosome Breaks Chromosome Breaks Break, Chromosome Breaks, Chromosome Chromosome Break Chromosomal Breaks Break, Chromosomal Breaks, Chromosomal Chromosomal Break

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Chromosome Breakage".

Diseases [C]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Chromosome Aberrations [C23.550.210]
Chromosome Breakage [C23.550.210.170]
Biological Sciences [G]
Genetic Phenomena [G05]
DNA Damage [G05.200]
DNA Breaks [G05.200.210]
Chromosome Breakage [G05.200.210.170]
Genetic Variation [G05.365]
Mutation [G05.365.590]
Chromosome Aberrations [G05.365.590.175]
Chromosome Breakage [G05.365.590.175.175]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Chromosome Breakage".

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