Performing Lab
UCSF Cytogenetics Lab
Test Code
M5D5Q (Non-Blood Sample), BM5D5Q (Blood Sample)
Technique
Fluorescence in situ Hybridization
Description
M5D5Q (Non-Blood Sample): Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH) is performed using the D5S23/EGR1 FISH probe to detect deletion of 5q or loss of a chromosome 5 from non-blood samples.
BM5D5Q (Blood Sample): Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH) is performed using the D5S23/EGR1 FISH probe to detect deletion of 5q or loss of a chromosome 5 from leukemic blood samples.
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