title: Overview of clinical cytogenetics.
abstract: This unit provides an introduction to clinical cytogenetics. It opens with indications for prenatal and postnatal chromosome analysis, followed by a brief discussion of the applications of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). It suggests tissue sources for prenatal and postnatal analysis, and closes with a review of numerical and structural chromosome abnormalities. This unit provides an introduction to clinical cytogenetics.
authors.affiliation: Center for Human Genetics Partners Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Korf
mesh_terms: D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D020732:Cytogenetic Analysis; D005260:Female; D005826:Genetics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis