title: Disclosure of five breakpoints in a complex chromosome rearrangement by microdissection and FISH.
abstract: Microdissection and fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) were used to elucidate the nature of a complex chromosome translocation, after GTG banding failed in the complete characterisation of the structural rearrangement between chromosomes 6 and 12. These chromosomes were painted with chromosome specific paints and one of the chromosome regions involved in the translocation was isolated by microdissection. Ten copies of the microdissected region were collected with microneedles from GTG banded metaphases, transferred to a collecting drop, and amplified by means of DOP-PCR. The PCR product was labelled with biotin-14-dATP and used as a FISH probe for hybridisation to normal metaphase chromosomes and metaphase chromosomes of the patients (microFISH). FISH with this chromosome region specific painting probe and with chromosome band specific probes enabled the characterisation of a complex chromosome rearrangement with five breakpoints in two chromosomes. This resulted in the following karyotype: 46,XY,t(6;12)(6pter--> 6q12::12q24.1-->12qter;12qter-->12q13.3:: 6q16.2-->6q26::12q13.3-->12q24.1::6q12--> 6q16.2::6q26-->6qter).
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Engelen
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Loots
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Albrechts
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Motoh
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Fryns
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hamers
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Geraedts
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D019457:Chromosome Breakage / Q000235:genetics*; D002881:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12; D002896:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6; D003582:Cytogenetics; D015342:DNA Probes; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D008677:Metaphase / Q000235:genetics; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes