Difference between revisions of "Molecular pathology"

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! Other
! Other
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| ISH break apart probe (two colours)
| Interphase ISH break apart probe (two colours)
| probes label two parts of a (normal) gene; the two markers straddle (common) break points  
| 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
| gene fragmentation consistent with translocation; one may find: loss of part of the gene, gene duplication
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| can detect translocations - without knowing the specific fusion product
| can detect translocations - without knowing the specific fusion product
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| ISH fusion probe (two colours)
| Interphase ISH fusion probe (two colours)
| probes label different genes (that are not adjacent)
| probes label different genes (that are not adjacent)
| translocation involving the two genes labeled; one may find: gene duplication, loss of a gene)
| translocation involving the two genes labeled; one may find: gene duplication, loss of a gene)
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| can detect one specific translocation
| can detect one specific translocation
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| ISH probe (one colour)
| Interphase ISH probe (one colour)
| probe label one region (gene)  
| probe labels one region (gene)  
| gene duplication, loss of a gene
| gene duplication, loss of a gene
| $$
| $$
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| $$$
| $$$
| gives the "big picture" view of all the (nuclear) DNA
| gives the "big picture" view of all the (nuclear) DNA
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| Metaphase ISH probe (one colour / two colours)
| probe labels one region (one colour) ''or'' probes label two parts of a (normal) gene (two colours) ''or'' probes label different genes (two colours)
| gene duplication, gene loss, translocations
| $$$$
| can be thought of as interphase ISH + simulateous karyotyping
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