Fluorescence microscopy plays an important role in the classification of cancerous tissue. Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) is a common method for marking different cell components (e.g. nucleus, cytoplasm, proteins) as well as specific DNA positions or whole DNA sequences. The FISH method/variant used in this paper facilitates a special combination of filters (DAPI/Orange/Green) and co...

Whole-comparative genomic hybridization (W-CGH) allows one to identify copy number differences in highly repeated DNAs between two genomes. It allowed the identification of nuclear markers that can be used to distinguish cell populations from different individuals in a chimeric situation. We discuss the reliability of W-CGH accomplished with fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) and digital ...

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) utilizes fluorescent probes to bind portions of DNA that have a high degree of sequence complementarity. This allows researchers to detect and localize specific DNA sequences on chromosomes or RNA targets in various cell and tissue types to determine the spatial-temporal patterns of gene expression within. In medicine, FISH can be used to diagnose or ev...

A commercially available rapid fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) test, (seaFAST H. pylori Combi-Kit; SeaPro Theranostics International, Lelystad, The Netherlands) was used to simultaneously detect the presence of Helicobacter pylori and determine clarithromycin susceptibility in paraffin-embedded biopsy sections. The FISH method was found to be 97% sensitive, 94% specific for the detecti...

An unusual feature of the mammalian genome is the number of genes exhibiting monoallelic expression. Recently random monoallelic expression of autosomal genes has been reported for olfactory and Ly-49 NK receptor genes, as well as for Il-2, Il-4 and Pax5. RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) has been exploited to monitor allelic expression by visualizing the number of sites of transcri...

Comparative analysis of the 16S rRNA gene and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) was used to identify epibiotic filamentous bacteria living on the marine amphipod crustacean Urothoe poseidonis. The epibionts belong to the gamma proteobacteria and represent a novel marine phylotype within the genus Thiothrix. FISH and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis revealed that the Thiothrix fila...

OligoSTORM and OligoDNA-PAINT meld the Oligopaint technology for fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) with, respectively, Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy (STORM) and DNA-based Point Accumulation for Imaging in Nanoscale Topography (DNA-PAINT) to enable in situ single-molecule super-resolution imaging of nucleic acids. Both strategies enable ≤20 nm resolution and are appropriate...

background: parental anxiety while waiting for the results of amniocentesis has been investigated by many authors. it seems that the implementation of faster techniques such as fluorescence in-situ hybridization (fish) will have some benefits in reducing this anxiety. besides the patients' attitudes to choosing this method, gynecologists who are the persons responsible for treatment, must feel ...

Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) is a molecular cytogenetic technique that exploits the availability of recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) technology. In metaphase FISH, a specific nucleic acid sequence (probe) is bound to the homologous segment on a metaphase chromosome in a fixed preparation on a glass slide. The presence of a region-specific DNA sequence in a nondividing cell ca...