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Websites
- Liehr T. Small supernumerary marker chromosomes database www.med.uni-jena.de/fish/sSMC/00START.htm
- Submitting of a clinical case for the database on small supernumerary marker chromosomes www.med.uni-jena.de/fish/sSMC/sSMC-Fall%20f%20Datenbank.pdf