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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-4-4
pubmed:abstractText
Combined binary ratio labeling (COBRA) is designed to increase the multiplicity of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)--i.e., the number of targets that can be distinguished simultaneously. In principle, chemical (ULS), enzymatic (nick translation or random priming) or PCR-based labeling procedures of probes can be used. The method was originally designed to label chromosome-painting probes, but has also been used for probe sets specific for subtelomeric regions. COBRA imaging requires a digital fluorescence microscope equipped for sequential excitation and recording of color images. Staining of all 24 human chromosomes is accomplished with only four fluorochromes, compared with five for methods based on combinatorial labeling. The COBRA procedure takes approximately 6 h laboratory work, 2-3 d incubation and a few hours imaging. The method is routinely applied in research (cultured cells from human or mouse origin) or to support clinical diagnosis, such as postnatal and perinatal genetic testing and in solid tumors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1750-2799
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
264-75
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-3-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
COBRA: combined binary ratio labeling of nucleic-acid probes for multi-color fluorescence in situ hybridization karyotyping.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600 (zone S1-P), 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article