PMID- 21318791 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20121002 LR - 20110214 IS - 1543-1894 (Print) IS - 1543-1894 (Linking) VI - 53 DP - 2001 TI - Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) to Metaphase and Interphase Chromosomes. PG - 101-23 LID - 10.1385/1-59259-144-2:101 [doi] AB - The unambiguous identification of human chromosomes became possible with the discovery and implementation of G-banding techniques (1). Almost immediately, investigators developed various methods to physically map specific DNA sequences to banded chromosomes. A commonly used early technique involved the hybridization in situ of radioactively labeled probes to heat-denatured human metaphase chromosomes (reviewed in 2). These techniques were efficient, yet costly, time-consuming, and technically difficult. Isotopic hybridization in situ was rapidly superseded by nonisotopic techniques-especially those utilizing fluorescently labeled probes (3-6). This chapter describes basic methodology for the accomplishment of metaphase and interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). FAU - Macoska, J A AU - Macoska JA AD - Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, and the Program in Cancer Biology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Methods Mol Med JT - Methods in molecular medicine JID - 101123138 EDAT- 2001/01/01 00:00 MHDA- 2001/01/01 00:01 CRDT- 2011/02/15 06:00 PHST- 2011/02/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2001/01/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2001/01/01 00:01 [medline] AID - 10.1385/1-59259-144-2:101 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Methods Mol Med. 2001;53:101-23. doi: 10.1385/1-59259-144-2:101.