PMID- 31267427 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200122 LR - 20200122 IS - 1940-6029 (Electronic) IS - 1064-3745 (Linking) VI - 1984 DP - 2019 TI - Reciprocal Translocation Analysis with Whole Chromosome Painting for FISH. PG - 117-122 LID - 10.1007/978-1-4939-9432-8_14 [doi] AB - Ionizing radiation can produce many chromosome aberrations; however, a number of aberrations are not readily detectable with a conventional Giemsa staining and require special staining methods. Moreover, an easy method to identify nondetectable chromosomal aberrations, such as symmetrical inter-chromosomal translocations, is available: whole chromosome fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) staining. Asymmetrical translocations such as dicentric chromosomes are known to be lethal but cells with symmetrical translocations may survive and persist in the progeny population for years. Chromosome banding techniques can also detect inter-chromosomal translocations but understanding banding patterns requires professional training and experience. Due to its clear detection by a discernible painting color, whole chromosome painting method is superior in identifying chromosome fragmentation, loss, and amplification of chromosomes. This chapter introduces whole chromosome FISH painting method to detect chromosomal aberrations such asfragments and translocations. FAU - Haskins, Jeremy S AU - Haskins JS AD - Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA. FAU - Kato, Takamitsu A AU - Kato TA AD - Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA. Takamitsu.kato@colostate.edu. LA - eng PT - Journal Article 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 Painting/*methods MH - DNA Probes/metabolism MH - Humans MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence/*methods MH - Metaphase MH - *Translocation, Genetic OTO - NOTNLM OT - Denature OT - FISH OT - Fragments OT - Reciprocal translocation OT - Whole chromosome painting EDAT- 2019/07/04 06:00 MHDA- 2020/01/23 06:00 CRDT- 2019/07/04 06:00 PHST- 2019/07/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/07/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/01/23 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/978-1-4939-9432-8_14 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Methods Mol Biol. 2019;1984:117-122. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9432-8_14.