PMID- 18428310 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20080523 LR - 20161021 IS - 1934-8258 (Electronic) IS - 1934-8258 (Linking) VI - Chapter 8 DP - 2001 Aug TI - Overview of clinical cytogenetics. PG - Unit 8.1 LID - 10.1002/0471142905.hg0801s29 [doi] AB - This unit provides an introduction to clinical cytogenetics. It opens with indications for prenatal and postnatal chromosome analysis, followed by a brief discussion of the applications of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). It suggests tissue sources for prenatal and postnatal analysis, and closes with a review of numerical and structural chromosome abnormalities. This unit provides an introduction to clinical cytogenetics. FAU - Korf, B R AU - Korf BR AD - Center for Human Genetics Partners Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - United States TA - Curr Protoc Hum Genet JT - Current protocols in human genetics JID - 101287858 SB - IM MH - Chromosome Aberrations MH - *Cytogenetic Analysis MH - Female MH - Genetics, Medical MH - Humans MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Pregnancy MH - Prenatal Diagnosis RF - 47 EDAT- 2008/04/23 09:00 MHDA- 2008/05/24 09:00 CRDT- 2008/04/23 09:00 PHST- 2008/04/23 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2008/05/24 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2008/04/23 09:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/0471142905.hg0801s29 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Curr Protoc Hum Genet. 2001 Aug;Chapter 8:Unit 8.1. doi: 10.1002/0471142905.hg0801s29.