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! Type of change | ! Type of change detected | ||
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| gel electrophoresis, hybridization probe with label | | gel electrophoresis, hybridization probe with label | ||
| useful for finding a specific known change, quantifying gene copy number | | useful for finding a specific known change, quantifying gene copy number | ||
| $$$ | |||
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| Amplification-refractory mutation system (ARMS) | |||
| PCR with mutation-specific primer, gel electrophoresis | |||
| useful for finding a specific known change | |||
| $$ | |||
| primers can be thought of as a hybridization probe; no mutation-specific hybridization (of primer) --> no PCR product | |||
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A comparison of ISH and karyotyping: | |||
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! Name of technique | |||
! Key elements | |||
! Type of change detected | |||
! Cost | |||
! Other | |||
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| ISH break apart probe | |||
| probes label two parts of a (normal) gene; the two markers straddle (common) break points | |||
| gene fragmentation consistent with translocation; one may find: loss of part of the gene, gene duplication | |||
| $$$ | |||
| can detect translocations - without knowing the specific fusion product | |||
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| ISH fusion probe | |||
| probes label different genes (that are not adjacent) | |||
| translocation involving the two genes labeled; one may find: gene duplication, loss of a gene) | |||
| $$$ | |||
| can detect one specific translocation | |||
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| ISH one colour | |||
| probe label one region (gene) | |||
| gene duplication, loss of a gene | |||
| $$$ | |||
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| Karyotyping | |||
| metaphase nuclei | |||
| large scale changes (fusions, deletions, translocations) | |||
| $$$ | | $$$ | ||
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