PMID- 27910021 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180112 LR - 20220316 IS - 1940-6029 (Electronic) IS - 1064-3745 (Linking) VI - 1541 DP - 2017 TI - Quantitative Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (QFISH). PG - 143-149 AB - Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) has a wide spectrum of applications in current molecular cytogenetic and cancer research. This is a unique technique that can be used for chromosomal DNA analysis in all cell types, at all stages of the cell cycle, and at molecular resolution. Recent developments in microscopy and imaging systems have allowed quantification of digital FISH images (quantitative FISH or QFISH) and have provided a new way for molecular cytogenetic analysis at single-cell level. QFISH can be applied for studying chromosome imbalances in interphase nuclei or metaphase spreads, measuring relative DNA content at chromosomal loci and identifying parental origin of homologous chromosomes. Here, a QFISH protocol suitable for the majority of DNA probes using the popular US National Institute of Health developed ImageJ software is described. FAU - Iourov, Ivan Y AU - Iourov IY AD - Mental Health Research Center, Zagorodnoe sh. 2, Moscow, 117152, Russia. ivan.iourov@gmail.com. AD - Separated Structural Unit "Clinical Research Institute of Pediatrics" named after Y.E. Veltishev, Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov, Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia. ivan.iourov@gmail.com. AD - Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russia. ivan.iourov@gmail.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Methods Mol Biol JT - Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) JID - 9214969 RN - 0 (DNA Probes) SB - IM MH - Chromosome Aberrations MH - DNA Probes MH - Humans MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence/*methods MH - Interphase/genetics MH - Microscopy, Fluorescence/methods OTO - NOTNLM OT - Chromosome abnormalities OT - DNA probes OT - Fluorescence in situ hybridization OT - Interphase OT - Nucleus OT - QFISH OT - Quantification EDAT- 2016/12/03 06:00 MHDA- 2018/01/13 06:00 CRDT- 2016/12/03 06:00 PHST- 2016/12/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/12/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/01/13 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/978-1-4939-6703-2_13 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Methods Mol Biol. 2017;1541:143-149. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6703-2_13.