Researchers Studying Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Observe That in Some

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Multiple Choice

Researchers studying chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) observe that in some patients the disease is indolent, with limited growth over more than a decade, whereas in other patients the disease is more aggressive and becomes symptomatic early on.  They find that genetic abnormalities can be detected in a majority of patients with CLL and may play a role in determining the difference between the 2 disease courses.  A clinical study is conducted with the hypothesis that individuals with CLL with trisomy of chromosome 12 have a more favorable course than individuals with other genetic changes.  Which of the following laboratory techniques would be most useful for identifying patients with this genetic abnormality?

• A)Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
• B)Flow cytometry
• C)Fluorescence in situ hybridization
• D)Northern blotting
• E)Western blotting

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