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Microscopy is an essential technique for clinical cytogenetic analysis and is an integral part of the cytogenetics laboratory. Computer imaging (see Chapter 7) is a newer technology that has also become an essential component of most cytogenetics laboratories over the last decade
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McAleer, C. (2005). The Fundamentals of Microscopy. In: Gersen, S.L., Keagle, M.B. (eds) The Principles of Clinical Cytogenetics. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-833-1:081
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