Performing Lab
UCSF Cytogenetics Lab
Test Code
DEL9P (Non-Blood Sample), BD9P (Blood Sample)
Technique
Fluorescence in situ Hybridization
Description
DEL9P (Non-Blood Sample): Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH) is performed using the CDKN2A/CEP9 FISH probe to detect deletion of chromosome 9p21 (CDKN2A) from non-blood samples.
BD9P (Blood Sample): Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH) is performed using the CDKN2A/CEP9 FISH probe to detect deletion of chromosome 9p21 (CDKN2A) from leukemic blood samples.
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