Performing Lab
UCSF Cytogenetics Lab
Test Code
DEL17P (Non-Blood Sample), BD17P (Blood Sample)
Technique
Fluorescence in situ Hybridization
Description
DEL17P (Non-Blood Sample): Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH) is performed using the TP53/CEP17 FISH probe to detect abnormal copy numbers of chromosome 17 and the deletion of chromosome 17p13.1 (TP53) from non-blood samples.
BD17P (Blood Sample): Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH) is performed using the TP53/CEP17 FISH probe to detect abnormal copy numbers of chromosome 17 and the deletion of chromosome 17p13.1 (TP53) from leukemic blood samples.
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