PMID- 23107103 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20131028 LR - 20211021 IS - 1750-3639 (Electronic) IS - 1015-6305 (Print) IS - 1015-6305 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 3 DP - 2013 May TI - Chromogenic in situ hybridization is a reliable alternative to fluorescence in situ hybridization for diagnostic testing of 1p and 19q loss in paraffin-embedded gliomas. PG - 311-8 LID - 10.1111/bpa.12003 [doi] AB - Recent studies imply the importance of rapid and reliable diagnostic assessment of 1p/19q status in oligodendroglial tumors. To date, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is the most commonly applied technique. FISH, however, has several technical shortcomings that are suboptimal for diagnostic applications: results must be viewed in a fluorescence microscope, results are usually evaluated by a single investigator only, and signal fading excludes physical archiving. Also, in gliomas, the distinction of diffusely infiltrating tumor cells from reactively altered normal tissue may be challenging in fluorescence microscopy. Dual-color chromogenic in situ hybridization (CISH) has started to replace FISH in some diagnostic tests performed in pathology. Here, we present the first single institute experience with a side-by-side analysis of 1p/19q FISH and CISH in a series of 42 consecutive gliomas. FISH and CISH produced identical results for 1p and 19q in 93% of cases (n = 39/42). Discrepant results were reevaluated by repeated FISH and a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based microsatellite marker analysis for loss of heterozygosity. Reevaluation confirmed CISH data in all three cases. We conclude that CISH is a reliable alternative in 1p/19q testing in paraffin-embedded tissues likely to be more sensitive to detect 1p/19q status than FISH analysis. CI - (c) 2012 The Authors; Brain Pathology (c) 2012 International Society of Neuropathology. FAU - Lass, Ulrike AU - Lass U AD - Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, G380, German Cancer Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Hartmann, Christian AU - Hartmann C FAU - Capper, David AU - Capper D FAU - Herold-Mende, Christel AU - Herold-Mende C FAU - von Deimling, Andreas AU - von Deimling A FAU - Meiboom, Maren AU - Meiboom M FAU - Mueller, Wolf AU - Mueller W LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article DEP - 20121129 PL - Switzerland TA - Brain Pathol JT - Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) JID - 9216781 RN - 0 (Fixatives) RN - 1HG84L3525 (Formaldehyde) SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - Brain Neoplasms/*diagnosis/*pathology MH - Chromosome Deletion MH - Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1/*genetics MH - Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19/*genetics MH - Female MH - Fixatives MH - Formaldehyde MH - Glioma/*diagnosis/*pathology MH - Humans MH - In Situ Hybridization/*methods MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence/*methods MH - Loss of Heterozygosity MH - Male MH - Microsatellite Repeats MH - Middle Aged MH - Paraffin Embedding MH - Young Adult PMC - PMC8029485 EDAT- 2012/10/31 06:00 MHDA- 2013/10/29 06:00 PMCR- 2012/11/29 CRDT- 2012/10/31 06:00 PHST- 2012/10/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/10/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/10/31 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/10/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/10/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2012/11/29 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - BPA12003 [pii] AID - 10.1111/bpa.12003 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Brain Pathol. 2013 May;23(3):311-8. doi: 10.1111/bpa.12003. Epub 2012 Nov 29.