Method and kit for detecting intrachromosome imbalance in inter phase nuclei and their applications
CA 2343107 A1 · Owner: Dutrillaux, Bernard · Inventors: Malfoy, Bernard; Dutrillaux, Bernard; Truong, Khuong
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The invention concerns a method for detecting intrachromosome imbalance in interphase nuclei characterised in that it consists in: (a) hybridising in situ the chromosome suspected to be affected by said imbalance using two probes marked with different fluorochromes and specific of said chromosome long arm and short arm respectively; (b) measuring the intensity of the fluorescence emitted in said nuclei with different emission wavelengths corresponding to each of the two fluorochromes; (c) calculating the ratio (R¿a?) between the two measured values of fluorescence intensity; and (d) comparing the resulting ratio value with at least one reference value. The invention also concerns a kit for …
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- Filed September 14, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 14, 2019.
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