A review of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH): Current status and future prospects

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 54-78

  Nath, Joginder ^a   Johnson, Kirby L ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytogenetics; Fluorescence in situ hybridization

Indexed keywords

CLASTOGEN;

ACCURACY; CANCER GENETICS; CELL NUCLEUS; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYTOCHEMISTRY; CYTOGENETICS; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; RNA SEQUENCE;

EID: 0033855205     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520290009064150     Document Type: Review

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