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Prenatal detection of aneuploidies using fluorescencein situ hybridization: A preliminary experience in an Indian set up

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Fluorescencein situ hybridization (FISH) is a powerful molecular cytogenetic technique which allows rapid detection of aneuploidies on interphase cells and metaphase spreads. The aim of the present study was to evaluate FISH as a tool in prenatal diagnosis of aneuploidies in high risk pregnancies in an Indian set up. Prenatal diagnosis was carried out in 88 high-risk pregnancies using FISH and cytogenetic analysis. Multicolour commercially available FISH probes specific for chromosomes 13, 18, 21, X and Y were used. Interphase FISH was done on uncultured cells from chorionic villus and amniotic fluid samples. FISH on metaphase spreads was done from cord blood samples. The results of FISH were in conformity with the results of cytogenetic analysis in all the normal and aneuploid cases except in one case of structural chromosomal abnormality. The hybridization efficiency of the 5 probes used for the detection of aneuploidies was 100%. Using these probes FISH assay yielded discrete differences in the signal profiles between cytogenetically normal and abnormal samples. The overall mean interphase disomic signal patterns of chromosomes 13, 18, 21, X and Y were 94.45%; for interphase trisomic signal pattern of chromosome 21 was 97.3%. Interphase FISH is very useful in urgent high risk cases. The use of FISH overcomes the difficulties of conventional banding on metaphase spreads and reduces the time of reporting. However, with the limited number of probes used, the conventional cytogenetic analysis serves as a gold standard at present. It should be employed as an adjunctive tool to conventional cytogenetics

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Abbreviations

βhCG:

P-human chorionic gonadotropin

CVS:

chorionic villus sampling

FISH:

fluorescencein situ hybridization

MSAFP:

maternal serum alpha-feto protein

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  1. Departments of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 110 029, New Delhi, India

    Vaidehi Jobanputra, Kalol Kumar Roy & Kiran Kucheria

  2. Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 110 029, New Delhi, India

    Kalol Kumar Roy

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Jobanputra, V., Roy, K.K. & Kucheria, K. Prenatal detection of aneuploidies using fluorescencein situ hybridization: A preliminary experience in an Indian set up. J Biosci 27, 155–163 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02703772

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