Performing Lab
UCSF Cytogenetics Lab
Test Code
CYMDS (Non-Blood Sample), BCYMDS (Blood Sample)
Technique
Fluorescence in situ Hybridization
Description
CYMDS (Non-Blood Sample): Fluorescence In situ hybridization (FISH) Is performed to detect deletion of 5q/loss of a chromosome 5, deletion of 7q/loss of a chromosome 7, gain of a chromosome 8, deletion of chromosome 20q from non-blood samples.
BCYMDS (Blood Sample): Fluorescence In situ hybridization (FISH) Is performed to detect deletion of 5q/loss of a chromosome 5, deletion of 7q/loss of a chromosome 7, gain of a chromosome 8, deletion of chromosome 20q from leukemic blood samples.
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