Translocation
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| Translocation | |
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| Term | Translocation |
| Short definition | translocation - (pronounced) (TRANZ-loh-KAY-shy) A genetic change in which a piece of a chromosome breaks off and attaches to another chromosome. Sometimes parts of two different chromosomes swap places. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
translocation - (pronounced) (TRANZ-loh-KAY-shy) A genetic change in which a piece of a chromosome breaks off and attaches to another chromosome. Sometimes parts of two different chromosomes swap places. Translocations can lead to medical problems such as leukemia, breast cancer, schizophrenia, muscular dystrophy and Down syndrome
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