A Medical Laboratory Scientist Performs Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH)

question 22

Multiple Choice

A medical laboratory scientist performs fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) on interphase chromosomes using a probe to chromosome 21. In all cells examined, two signals were seen. These results are interpreted as:

• A) Normal
• B) Abnormal; the patient has Down's syndrome
• C) Abnormal; the patient is lacking a copy of chromosome 21
• D) Abnormal; the patient has a Philadelphia chromosome

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