Shen Yan-yan, Li Jian, Kong Hui, Wu Hui-nan, Wu Qiong, Ge Yun-sheng, Huang Xin-li, Zhou Yu-lin
Xiamen Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, 361003, PR China.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi. 2009 Oct;26(5):529-32. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1003-9406.2009.05.011.
To investigate the application of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technique in prenatal diagnosis of complex chromosomal abnormalities.
Eleven prenatal diagnosis cases (8 from amniocentesis and 3 from cord blood) with complex chromosomal abnormalities detected by routine G-banding, were further analyzed by FISH.
The FISH technique confirmed the results of balanced chromosome rearrangements detected by G-banding, and clarified the structure of the derivative chromosomes in the 3 amniocentesis samples and the origin of the mark chromosomes in the 2 cord blood samples.
FISH can be used to diagnose the complex chromosomal abnormalities accurately in prenatal diagnosis, and can provide very useful genetic information for clinical diagnosis and treatment.