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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-9-24
pubmed:abstractText
A fluorordeoxyuridine (FdU) synchronization technique was applied to 30 chorionic villus samples (CVS) from patients undergoing first trimester fetal diagnosis. The villi were incubated for 15 h in the presence of FdU. The block in DNA synthesis was subsequently released using thymidine and after an additional 5 h of incubation the mitotic cells were arrested in metaphases using a high concentration of colcemid. This method results in improved morphology of the chromosomes and a high mitotic index. A diagnostic chromosome analysis could be obtained in each clinical case using at least 15 well-spread metaphases. G-banded karyotypes were prepared of four metaphases in each case. The diagnostic procedure was completed within 48 h from the time of CVS. Use of this technique significantly improves the success rate of 'direct' chromosome analyses from CVS in a busy cytogenetic laboratory.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0197-3851
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
323-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
A simple technique for obtaining high quality chromosome preparations from chorionic villus samples using FdU synchronization.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.