Fluorescent in situ hybridization (fish) as an adjunct to conventional cytogenetics

Author(s):  
Hon Fong L. Mark
Blood ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 108 (11) ◽  
pp. 5072-5072
Author(s):  
Arun Rajan ◽  
Constance Stein ◽  
Teresa Gentile ◽  
Chirag Shah

Abstract Multiple myeloma is associated with a variety of chromosomal anomalies each of which may affect survival to varying degrees. Recent data indicate that patients with chromosome 13 and 17 anomalies have a poor prognosis. In the current single institution study we analyzed the presence of anomalies involving chromosomes 13 and 17 detected by classical cytogenetics (karyotype analysis) (CC) and interphase fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) in patients who underwent autologous stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma and correlated this with mean survival. Our patients had undergone autologous stem cell transplantation between April 1998 and March 2006. Of the 79 patients studied, data on CC and FISH was available on 43 patients and 29 patients respectively. 34 of 43 patients had normal CC and 11 of 29 patients had normal FISH. The mean survival of patients with normal cytogenetics was 45.36 months and for those with a normal FISH result it was 50 months. 9 of 43 patients had an abnormal CC result and 18 of 29 patients had an abnormal FISH result. Mean survival with an abnormal CC result was 30.40 months compared to 40.83 months with an abnormal FISH result. Anomalies of chromosomes 13 and/or 17 were seen in 6 of 9 patients by CC and 15 of 18 patients by FISH. Mean survival in these two groups was 30.25 months and 42.80 months respectively. These results indicate that normal cytogenetics and fluorescent in situ hybridization results at the time of diagnosis are associated with favorable outcome. The presence of abnormalities detected by conventional cytogenetics is associated with poorer outcome, particularly for deletion 13q and deletion 17p. Patients with interphase FISH abnormalities for chromosomes 13 and 17 have better survival than those with abnormalities for these chromosomes detected by conventional cytogenetics. Abnormalities in conventional cytogenetics may suggest actively proliferating disease. Thus interphase FISH should not substitute for conventional cytogenetic analysis in the diagnosis of myeloma.


2007 ◽  
Vol 177 (4S) ◽  
pp. 596-597
Author(s):  
Joseph P. Alukal ◽  
Bobby B. Najari ◽  
Wilson Chuang ◽  
Lata Murthy ◽  
Monica Lopez-Perdomo ◽  
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2021 ◽  
pp. 112067212110307
Author(s):  
Raquel María Moral ◽  
Carlos Monteagudo ◽  
Javier Muriel ◽  
Lucía Moreno ◽  
Ana María Peiró

Introduction: Conjunctival melanoma is extremely rare in children and has low rates of resolution. Definitive histopathological diagnosis based exclusively on microscopic findings is sometimes difficult. Thus, early diagnosis and adequate treatment are essential to improve clinical outcomes. Clinical case: We present the first case in which the fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) diagnostic technique was applied to a 10-year-old boy initially suspected of having amelanotic nevi in his right eye. Based on the 65% of tumor cells with 11q13 (CCND1) copy number gain and 33% with 6p25 (RREB1) gain as measured by the FISH analysis, and on supporting histopathological findings, the diagnosis of conjunctival melanoma could be made. Following a larger re-excision, adjuvant therapy with Mitomycin C (MMC), cryotherapy and an amniotic membrane graft, the patient has remained disease-free during 9 years of long-term follow-up. Case discussion: Every ophthalmologist should remember to consider and not forget the possibility of using FISH analyses during the differential diagnosis of any suspicious conjunctival lesions. Genetic techniques, such as FISH, have led to great advances in the classification of ambiguous lesions. Evidence-based guidelines for diagnosing conjunctival melanoma in the pediatric population are needed to determine the most appropriate strategy for this age group.


Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1502
Author(s):  
Jorge García-Hernández ◽  
Manuel Hernández ◽  
Yolanda Moreno

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a human food-borne pathogen with the ability to enter the food chain. It is able to acquire a viable, non-cultivable state (VBNC), which is not detected by traditional methods. The combination of the direct viable count method and a fluorescent in situ hybridization technique (DVC-FISH) makes it possible to detect microorganisms that can present VBNC forms in complex samples The optimization of the in vitro DVC-FISH technique for V. parahaemolyticus was carried out. The selected antibiotic was ciprofloxacin at a concentration of 0.75 μg/mL with an incubation time in DVC broth of 5 h. The DVC-FISH technique and the traditional plate culture were applied to detect and quantify the viable cells of the affected pathogen in artificially contaminated food matrices at different temperatures. The results obtained showed that low temperatures produced an important logarithmic decrease of V. parahaemolyticus, while at 22 °C, it proliferated rapidly. The DVC-FISH technique proved to be a useful tool for the detection and quantification of V. parahaemolyticus in the two seafood matrices of oysters and mussels. This is the first study in which this technique has been developed to detect viable cells for this microorganism.


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