PMID- 11787036 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20020412 LR - 20190906 IS - 0197-3851 (Print) IS - 0197-3851 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 13 DP - 2001 Dec TI - Multicolour spectral karyotyping for complex chromosomal rearrangements in repeated abortion or congenital anomalies. PG - 1123-8 AB - Advances in molecular cytogenetics, especially the technique of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), have allowed more precise definition of chromosomal structures, which are difficult to identify using conventional G-banding. Recently, a novel approach based on hybridization of 24 fluorescent-labelled chromosome painting probes was developed, termed spectral karyotyping (SKY), which allows the simultaneous and differential colour display of all human chromosomes. We have used SKY to identify not only five parental complex translocation carriers but also minute chromosome rearrangements in the fetus. Here, we concentrate attention on the clinical application of SKY for prenatal diagnosis. CI - Copyright 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. FAU - Tanemura, M AU - Tanemura M AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nagoya City University Medical School, Nagoya, Japan. FAU - Suzumori, K AU - Suzumori K FAU - Nishikawa, N AU - Nishikawa N FAU - Ishihara, Y AU - Ishihara Y LA - eng PT - Case Reports PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Prenat Diagn JT - Prenatal diagnosis JID - 8106540 SB - IM MH - Abortion, Habitual/*genetics MH - Adult MH - *Chromosome Aberrations MH - Chromosome Banding MH - Chromosome Painting/*methods MH - Congenital Abnormalities/*genetics MH - Female MH - Gene Duplication MH - Humans MH - Karyotyping/*methods MH - Pregnancy MH - Translocation, Genetic MH - Trisomy EDAT- 2002/01/12 10:00 MHDA- 2002/04/16 10:01 CRDT- 2002/01/12 10:00 PHST- 2002/01/12 10:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2002/04/16 10:01 [medline] PHST- 2002/01/12 10:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/pd.183 [pii] AID - 10.1002/pd.183 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Prenat Diagn. 2001 Dec;21(13):1123-8. doi: 10.1002/pd.183.