A method for chromosome specific staining and its use in clinical cytogenetics is evaluated. Non isotopic fluorescent in situ hybridization provides a fast method for detection of specific nucleic acid sequences. We have used the single color fluoresc...
A method for chromosome specific staining and its use in clinical cytogenetics is evaluated. Non isotopic fluorescent in situ hybridization provides a fast method for detection of specific nucleic acid sequences. We have used the single color fluorescent in situ hybridization with a α-satellite probe, unique sequence, microdissected probe to investigate the feasibility of simultaneous assessment of numerical and structural chromosome aberrations. When we used the α-satellits probe, Under condition of low stringency, cross hybridization with other subpopulations of the alpohoid family occurs in the whole chromosome and numerous hybridization sites are detected over metaphase. But we could findout the 3 signals in interphase chromosome of Down syndrome we could detect the signals which have been suspicted a deletion point with the unique sequence probe. We could delineate the X-Y translocated region by a microdisscted Y probe. From the above results, it can be a novel method for detection of cytogenetic abnormalities in the clinical cytogenetic field.