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PREFI LEC: CHROMOSOMAL STRUCTURE & CHROMOSOMAL MUTATIONS Flashcards

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All of the genes found in a single individual

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HUMAN GENOME

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_______ nucleotide base pairs of DNA organized in _____

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2.9 billion; 23 chromosomes

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Diploid organisms

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46 chromosomes

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Each chromosome is a double helix of
______

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DNA

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largest chromosome

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Chromosome 1

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smallest chromosome

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Chromosome 21

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A difference in DNA sequence found in 1%-2% or more of a given population

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POLYMORPHISM

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Examples: blood types in humans, color of hair & eyes, separation of most higher organisms into male & female sexes, polymorphisms used for human ID & paternity testing

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POLYMORPHISM

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A change in the order/sequence of nucleotide in DNA found in <1%2% of a given population (due to errors in DNA replication, exposure to mutagens, or other factors)

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MUTATION

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Maintained a population through a balance of positive & negative phenotype

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BALANCED POLYMORPHISM

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Abnormal RBCs resulting into resistance to infection by Plasmodium species (malaria)

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Sickle cell anemia

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Does not have any detectable negative effects on an organism’s health/fitness

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BENIGN POLYMORPHISM

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Typically common in populations, do not lead to disease/other adverse phenotypic outcomes

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BENIGN POLYMORPHISM

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Examples: blood type (ABO blood group), eye color, facial features, skin pigmentation

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BENIGN POLYMORPHISM

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Affect single genes & are often, but
not always, small changes in the DNA sequence

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Gene Mutations

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16
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Affect the structures of entire chromosomes

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Chromosome Mutations

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17
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Changes in the number of
chromosomes (aneuploidy)

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Genome Mutations

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Process by which the long, linear DNA molecules of eukaryotic chromosomes are organized & packaged into highly condensed structures

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CHROMOSOMAL COMPACTION

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IMPORTANT:
1. Chromosome behavior is dependent on chromosome structure & DNA sequences (position effect)
2. Chromosome topology affects gene activity (highly compacted DNA = less available for RNA transcription)

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CHROMOSOMAL COMPACTION

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Group A

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1, 2 (large metacentric)
3 (Large submetacentric)

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Group B

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4, 5 (Large submetacentric)

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Group C

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6-12, X (Medium-sized submetacentric)

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Group D

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13-15 (Medium-sized acrocentric with satellite)

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Group E

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16 (Short Metacentric)
17, 18 (Short Submetacentric)

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Goup F

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19, 20 (Short Metacentric)

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Group G

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21, 22 (Short acrocentric with satellite)
Y (Short acrocentric)

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TASM

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TELOCENTRIC TO ACROCENTRIC TO SUBMETACENTRIC TO METACENTRIC

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7 TYPES OF VISUALIZING CHROMOSOMES

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Conventional cytological stains
Fluorescent dyes
Chemical dye
Harsher treatment of chromosomes
Alkali treatment
Nucleolar organizing region (NOR) staining
4’6-diamidino-2phenylindole (DAPI)

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Feulgen, Wright, & hematoxylin

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Conventional cytological stains

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▪ Quinacrine & quinacrine mustard
▪ Pattern: Q bands – 1st demonstrated by Caspersson, Zech, & Johansson (1970)

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Fluorescent dyes

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▪ Giemsa stain
▪ Pattern: G bands

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Chemical dye

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▪ Pattern: R bands (can be visualized after staining w/ acridine orange)

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Harsher treatment of chromosomes (87ºC for 10 min, then cooling to 70ºC) before Giemsa staining)

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▪ Centromere staining
▪ Pattern: C bands

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Alkali treatment

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Silver nitrate: stain specifically at the constricted regions, or stalks, on the acrocentric chromosomes

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Nucleolar organizing region (NOR) staining

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▪ Binds to the surface grooves of dsDNA Fluoresces blue under UV light (353-nm wavelength)
▪ Visualization of chromosomes & whole nuclei

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4’6-diamidino-2phenylindole (DAPI)

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Chromosome banding facilitates the:

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▪ Detection of deletions, insertions, inversions, & other abnormalities
▪ ID of distinct chromosomal locations

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▪ Indirect method of detecting genome mutations, or aneuploidy
▪ Measuring DNA content of individual cells
▪ Aneuploidy is reflected by a change in the amount of DNA

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FLOW CYTOMETRY

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Direct method of detecting genome mutations, or aneuploidy 🡪 observation of metaphase chromosome structure by arranging them according to size

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KARYOTYPING

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chart that shows the complete set of chromosome in a cell

40
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Performed in light microscope

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KARYOTYPING

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Exchange of genetic material between chromosomes

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Translocation

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2 TYPES OF Translocation

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Reciprocal
Robertsonian

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Parts of 2 chromosomes exchange

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Reciprocal

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Movement of long arm of an acrocentric chromosome to the centromere of another acrocentric chromosome

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Robertsonian

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Loss of chromosomal material

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Gain of chromosomal material

47
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Result from excision, flipping, & reconnecting chromosomal material w/in the same chromosome

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Inversions

48
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include centromere in the inverted region

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Pericentric

49
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involve sequences within 1 arm of the chromosome

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Paracentric

50
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Metacentric chromosome resulting from transverse splitting of centromere during cell division

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Isochromosome

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Results from deletion of genetic regions from ends of the chromosome and a joining of the ends to form a ring

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Ring chromosome

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Translocated / otherwise rearranged
parts from 2 or more unidentified chromosomes joined to a normal chromosome

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Derivative chromosome

53
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that the 1st chromosome mutations associated with human disease were visualized in the _____ in leukemia cells

54
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_______ observed an abnormally small chromosome 22 in leukemia cells (Philadelphia chromosome)

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Peter Nowell and David Hungerford

55
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1st described the translocation between chromosomes 8 & 21 in patients with acute myeloblastic leukemia

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1972: Janet Rowley

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▪ Method widely used to detect proteins & nucleic acids
▪ Targets specific sequences of chromosomes w/ fluorescent probes 🡪 designed to hybridize to critical areas that are amplified/deleted/translocated/ otherwise rearranged in disease states

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FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION (FISH)

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Requires fluorescence microscope & special filters

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FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION (FISH)

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2 TYPES OF FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION (FISH)

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interphase FISH & metaphase FISH

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▪ Used to study the genetic content & organization of non-dividing cells, particularly cells in the interphase stage of the cell cycle
▪ Bound probe is visualized under a fluorescent microscope as a point of fluorescent light in the nucleus of the cell

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Interphase FISH

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______= 1 signal

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_____= more than 2 signals

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Duplication

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Commonly used to study prenatal samples, tumors, & hematological malignancies

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Interphase FISH

63
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bind to regions spanning the breakpoint of translocations

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Dual-color probes/dual-fusion probes

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bind to the intact chromosome flanking the translocation breakpoint

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Break-apart probes

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▪ Hybridize to highly repetitive alpha satellite sequences surrounding centromeres
▪ Detect aneusomy of any chromosome ▪ + region-specific probes = to confirm deletions / amplifications in specific chromosomes
▪ + dual-color probes = tricolor probe serves as a control for amplification/loss of 1 of the chromosomes involved in the translocation
▪ Example: IGH/MYC/CEP 8 Tri-color probes

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Centromeric (CEN) probe

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▪ Designed to specifically target & visualize the telomeric regions of chromosomes
▪ Useful for detection of chromosome structural abnormalities (cryptic translocations/sub-telomeric deletions) that are not easily visualized by standard karyotyping

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Telomeric probes

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Preparation of sample

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▪ Permeabilize the cells for optimal-target interaction & to maintain cell morphology
▪ Fresh interphase cells are incubated overnight (aging) after deposition on slides
▪ Cells are treated with protease and fixed with 1% formaldehyde
▪ Cells are dehydrated in graded concentration of ethanol
▪ Denaturation

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Under a fluorescent microscope w/ appropriate color-distinction filters: signal should be bright, specific to the target in the cell nuclei, & free of high background noise

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Quality of the probe

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▪ 1-10 µg of probe may be used in a hybridization volume of 3-10µL
▪ Hybridization: 37ºC-42ºC in a humidified chamber
▪ Slides are cover-slipped & sealed

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Both probe & target must be denatured prior to hybridization

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Rinsing off of the unbound probe

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▪ Sample is observed under fluorescent microscope
▪ Probe signals should be visible from entire intact nuclei
▪ Adequate number of cells must be visible

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Microscopic analysis

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▪ Allows analysis of small regions not visible by regular chromosome banding
▪ Probes that cover the entire chromosome/whole chromosome paints
▪ Combination of 5 fluors & using a special imaging software 🡪 spectral karyotyping can distinguish all 23 chromosomes by chromosome-specific colors (detect abnormalities that affect multiple chromosomes)
▪ Telomeric & centromeric probes are also used 🡪 detection of aneuploidy & other genomic mutations

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Metaphase FISH

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PROCEDURE OF Metaphase FISH

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▪ Culture of cells for 72 hours ▪ 45 mins before harvesting, colcemid is added
▪ Cells are suspended in a hypotonic medium (0.075 M KCl) & fixed with methanol/acetic acid (3:1)
▪ Fixed cell suspension is applied to an inclined slide & allowed to dry
▪ 2nd treatment w/ 70% acetic acid ▪ Under a phase contrast microscope 🡪 chromosome should appear well separated w/ sharp borders & cytoplasm should not be visible
▪ Dry the slide & proceed to hybridization

74
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▪ Simultaneous use of combinations of different locus-specific probes & chromosome paints
▪ Uses multiple fluorescently labeled probes that target different chromosomal regions/genes
▪ Identifies specific chromosomal regions based on the presence/absence of the probe color visualized with specific filters
▪ May show cryptic translocations & insertions

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MULTICOLOR FISH (QMFISH or MFISH)

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▪ Detection of intrachromosomal amplifications/deletions
▪ Test DNA is isolated & labeled along with a reference DNA

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COMPARATIVE GENOME HYBRIDIZATION (CGH)

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fluoresces @ 550 nm “green” (reference DNA)

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fluoresces @ 650-667 nm “red” (test DNA)

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fluoresces in the red-orange region

79
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can result in cells w/ too few or too many copies of a chromosome

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Error in cell division

80
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chromosomal errors can appear in eggs as women age

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Maternal age

81
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conclusive evidence is currently lacking

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Environmental conditions

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