Biology:International System for Human Cytogenetic Nomenclature

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The International System for Human Cytogenetic Nomenclature (note: since 2016 edition name was changed to International System for Human CYTOGENOMIC Nomenclature) (ISCN) is an international standard for human chromosome nomenclature, which includes band names, symbols and abbreviated terms used in the description of human chromosome and chromosome abnormalities. The ISCN used as the central reference among cytogeneticists since 1960.[1][2]

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  1. Slovak M.L., Theisen A., Shaffer L.G. (2013) "Human Chromosome Nomenclature: An Overview and Definition of Terms." In: Gersen S., Keagle M. (eds) The Principles of Clinical Cytogenetics. Springer, New York, NY doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-1688-4_3
  2. "Nomenclature evolution: Changes in the ISCN from the 2005 to the 2009 edition.". Cytogenet Genome Res 127 (1): 1–4. 2009. doi:10.1159/000279442. PMID 20110655. 

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