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Explanation of Plates

Plate 1.

Residual ~ beta burn” on abdominal wall of Case K-5 in 1964.

Plate 2.

Section of skin trom “beta burn” area shown in Plate 1 (100 x >.

Plate 3.

Section of skin from “beta burn” area of abnominal wall of Case K-12 in 1964
C100 « ).

Plate 4.

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Section of skin from non-exposed area of abdominal wall of Case K-12 in 1964
(100 ).
Compared with

Plate 4, Plate 2 and 3 reveal atrophy of epidermis with

narrowed stratum granulosum and elongation of rete pegs.

Fibrosis and collapsed

"84 blood capillaries are seen subepidermally.
Plate 5.

A metaphase from Case K-4+.

Plate 6,

Akaryotype from Case K-J6.

A dicentric chromosome is observed.
It reveals an unusual acrocentric chromosome.

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