In Which Situation Below Is FISH Not Very Useful

question 27

Multiple Choice

In which situation below is FISH not very useful?

• A)The genetic abnormality is unique to a particular family.
• B)Analysis time must be less than one week for results to be clinically useful.
• C)Analysis of telomere region is needed.
• D)Analysis of centromere region is needed.
• E)Cells in the specimen are not viable.

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