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Digamber S. BORGAONKAR, PhD; David R. Bolling
Division of Medical Genetics Department of Medicine The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore

JAMA. 1975;232(11):1125.

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To the Editor.—

We have established an International Registry of Abnormal Karyotypes. For inclusion of data in the Registry we would need information on the person reporting on the case, the chromosomal variation or abnormality in as much detail¹ as possible as to the region and band of the chromosome, and the case number of the laboratory. The latter is to avoid duplication of the data in multiple publications and to facilitate further communications.

The Registry has been "computerized." It is possible to obtain readily information on any abnormality and to sort data with respect to the chromosome, or type of abnormality, or the locale of the reporting laboratory. It is planned to have computer printouts of the Registry about two or three times a year, and they will be available at cost.

The Registry has been established to simplify such projects as storage of data that otherwise lie . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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