title: [Cytogenetics role in pediatrics].
abstract: Cytogenetics has led to the discovery of multiple chromosomal anomalies associated with mental retardation and hemato-oncologic diseases. From the beginning till now, and with the contribution of the molecular biology, there has been an improvement of the classic cytogenetics, that allow cytogenetists to perform a more precise diagnosis. The present study briefly describe classic and molecular cytogenetic techniques, their advantages and disadvantages, and the application to clinic pediatrics diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Citogenética, Hospital Nacional de Pediatría Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina. mgallego@garrahan.gov.ar
authors.forename: Marta S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Gallego
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D055028:Comparative Genomic Hybridization; D020732:Cytogenetic Analysis / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D010372:Pediatrics