Cytogenetics is ‘old-fashioned’.
The most commonly used test to look for chromosome abnormalities is a Chromosomal Micro Array test – you may have had this test. Chromosomal Micro Array is so much more sensitive than karyotyping…except for when looking for a ring chromosome diagnosis.
More in this series:
- 11 Why diagnosis matters and a matter of diagnosis
- 10 How to diagnose r(20) syndrome
- 9 Diagnosing genetic epilepsies
- 8 Evolution of r(20) diagnosis
- 7 First case of r(20) diagnosed
- 6 FISH
- 5 Ring Chromosomes: Diagnostic testing
- 4 What is a ring chromosome
- 3 Different ways to diagnose genetic disorders
- 2 Different types of genetic disorders
- 1 Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
UP NEXT:
- 13 Mosaic or Non-mosaic r(20)? Which are you?
