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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART C-SEMINARS IN MEDICAL GENETICS
Volume 145C, Issue 1, Pages 87-98Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30114
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fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH); MLPA; QF-PCR; comparative genomic hybridization (array CGH); rapid aneuploidy detection (RAD); microarray; aneuploidy; microdeletion; chromosome
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Cytogenetic analysis is an important component of prenatal diagnosis. The ability to rapidly detect aneuploidy and identify small structural abnormalities of fetal chromosomes has been greatly enhanced by the use of molecular cytogenetic technologies. In this review, we will present some of the molecular cytogenetic techniques available to the clinical cytogenetics laboratory. These include fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), quantitative fluorescence PCR (QF-PCR), multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) and microarray-based comparative genomic hybridization (array CGH). The benefits and limitations of each technology will be discussed in the context of prenatal diagnosis. (c) 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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