Abstract
The term interphase cytogenetics was first used in 1986 by Cremer (1,2) to describe detection of chromosomal alterations using in situ techniques in interphase nuclei. This was a distinct advantage over conventional analyses as solid tumors could now be studied (2,3) and the possibility of applying the technique to specimens received in a diagnostic laboratory realised (4). The nonradioactive in situ method, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), has been widely applied to study chromosomal rearrangements, malignancies, and chromosome mapping (4).
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Watters, A.D., Bartlett, J.M.S. (2000). Quantitation of FISH Signals in Archival Tumors. In: Bartlett, J.M.S. (eds) Ovarian Cancer. Methods in Molecular Medicine™, vol 39. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-071-3:253
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