Detection of genetic alterations by immunoFISH analysis of whole cells extracted from routine biopsy material.

The detection of genetic abnormalities (eg, translocations, amplifications) in paraffin-embedded samples by the fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technique is usually performed on tissue sections. FISH analysis of nuclei extracted from paraffin-embedded samples is also possible, but the tech...

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Main Authors: Mattsson, G, Tan, S, Ferguson, D, Erber, W, Turner, S, Marafioti, T, Mason, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007