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FISH: Cri-du-Chat Syndrome

Test Information

Title: FISH: Cri-du-Chat Syndrome
Lab: Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Category: Chromosomal Anomalies
Test Name (CMS Title): Cri-du-Chat Syndrome
Gene/Platform/Region List: 5p15.2, 5p15.31
Test type: Cytogenetic
Samples Accepted: Blood
Indications: Diagnosis, Carrier Cascade Testing
Test Methodology: FISH
Methodology Notes: Metaphase FISH
Disease/Condition: Cri-du-Chat Syndrome (Cri-du-Chat Syndrome, CdCS, 5p-, cat's cry syndrome, Lejeune syndrome)

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