Definition of the syntaxes:


Main types of structural changes (first section of the tag):

gain -- gain of extra copy del -- loss of chromosome region flag -- breakpoint for all types of aberration

Subtypes of structural aberrations (second section of the tag):

add -- addition of unknown origin chromosomal material del -- deletion der -- derivative chromosome dera -- derivative chromosome formed by gaining of additional chromosomal material of unknown origin derd -- derivative chromosome formed by deletion of some regions dert -- derivative chromosome formed by translocation events dic -- dicentric chromosomes dup -- duplications dupr -- inverted duplications hsr -- homogeneously staining region i -- isochromosomes idic -- isodicentric chromosomes ins -- insertions inv -- inversions qdp -- quadruplications r -- ring chromosomes t -- translocations tas -- telomeric associations trp -- triplications

Numerical abnormality:

gain -- an extra copy of normal chromosome presents loss -- an copy of (normal) chromosome is missing

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