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Array Comparative Genomic Hybridization (Array CGH) for Detection of Genomic Copy Number Variants
Published on: February 21, 2015
Rearrangements of chromosome 18 illustrate the utility of array-based comparative genomic hybridization
C D Kashork1, A Theisen, B A Bejjani
1Signature Genomic Laboratories, Spokane, WA, USA.
Abstract:
Comprehensive and reliable testing is an important component of counseling and management in clinical genetics. Identification of imbalances of chromosomal segments has uncovered new genes and has established phenotype/genotype correlations for many syndromes with previously unidentified causes. Conventional cytogenetics has proven to be useful for the detection of large aberrations, but its resolution limits the identification of submicroscopic alterations. Comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) on a microarray-based platform has the potential to detect and characterize both microscopic and submicroscopic chromosomal abnormalities. Nine cases of aberrations involving chromosome 18 are used to illustrate the use and clinical potential of array CGH.
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