title: Characterization of a chromosomally complex lung cancer cell line using multiwell fluorescence in situ hybridization.
abstract: The chromosomal characterization of a non-small cell lung cancer cell line (NCIH358) is described. This characterization was achieved using a simple, cheap and technically straightforward multiwell fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) method. The many and complex chromosome rearrangements identified by this method could not be defined using conventional G-banded chromosome analysis, and have not been previously described. For the detailed characterization of complex cell lines, multiwell FISH has many advantages over more technically demanding and expensive FISH techniques, and opens up the possibility of screening for consistent rearrangements, leading to the identification of unique fusion genes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cytogenetics, Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospital Trust, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Ogilvie
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shemilt
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weber-Hall
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sundaresan
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D006801:Humans; D017403:In Situ Hybridization / Q000379:methods*; D007621:Karyotyping; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured