AbstractComplete or partial monosomy for the long arms of chromosomes 5 or 7 or both is frequently observed in therapy-related myelodysplastic syndromes and acute nonlymphocytic leukemia. Sporadic cases have been reported in which partial monosomy is due to unbalanced translocations. The patient described herein carries one such rearrangement, 46,XY,t(1;2)(q32;p23),del(5)(q13),der(7)(5qter → 5q22::7p15→7q21:),del(12)(p12), resulting in partial monosomy for the long arms of chromosomes 5 and 7 and in partial monosomy for the short arm of chromosome 7.
AbstractA considerably improved phase transition homogeneity was observed with superheated superconducting Sn spheres as a result of laser melting and fast cooling. These spheres exhibited a very homogeneous phase transition behaviour independent of the orientation of the spheres with respect to the direction of the external magnetic field. Compared to previously untreated Sn spheres the spread of the phase transition boundaries was reduced by almost an order of magnitude. In addition, we studied mass production of Sn structures using vacuum evaporation and deposition. First encouraging results are reported.