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. 1983;190(2):352-4.
doi: 10.1007/BF00330664.

Preferential association of nucleolar organizing human chromosomes as revealed by silver staining technique at mitosis

R S Verma, J Rodríguez, J V Shah, H Dosik

Preferential association of nucleolar organizing human chromosomes as revealed by silver staining technique at mitosis

R S Verma et al. Mol Gen Genet. 1983.

Abstract

The frequency of different types of satellite associations of nucleolar organizing human chromosomes (i.e. acrocentric chromosomes; 13, 14, 15, 21, and 22) is reported using 10 normal individuals by Ag-staining technique. The preferential involvement of acrocentric chromosomes in satellite association is suggested. Only acrocentric chromosomes with active NORs (i.e. Ag-stained) were found in association while unstained (inactive NORs) chromosomes were never seen in satellite association. In general as number of NORs expression increase, the frequency of association per cell was also increased. A possible mechanism and the clinical consequences of such an unusual phenophenon is described.

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