Performing Lab
UCSF Cytogenetics Lab
Test Code
PMDS (Non-Blood Sample), BPMDS (Blood Sample)
Technique
Fluorescence in situ Hybridization
Description
PMDS (Non-Blood Sample): Fluorescence In situ hybridization (FISH) is performed to detect deletion of 5q or loss of a chromosome 5, deletion of 7q or loss of a chromosome 7, gain of chromosome 8, MLL (11q23) rearrangement from pediatric non-blood samples.
BPMDS (Blood Sample): Fluorescence In situ hybridization (FISH) is performed to detect deletion of 5q or loss of a chromosome 5, deletion of 7q or loss of a chromosome 7, gain of chromosome 8, MLL (11q23) rearrangement from pediatric blood samples.
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