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When is cytogenetic testing done?

When is cytogenetic testing done?

A cytogenetic test can be obtained for fetal diagnostic testing as early as 10 weeks of gestation from chorionic villus sampling (CVS), using trophoblast cells or cultured mesenchymal cells. By analyzing cells cultured from amniotic fluid, false mosaicism detected on chorionic villus sampling can be eliminated.

What is prenatal cytogenetics?

Cytogenetic analysis is a convincing investigation along with clinical suspicion and biochemical screening tests. The current study was designed to characterize the prevalence and types of chromosomal abnormalities in high risk prenatal samples using different cytogenetic techniques.

What can cytogenetics detect?

Cytogenetics involves testing samples of tissue, blood, or bone marrow in a laboratory to look for changes in chromosomes, including broken, missing, rearranged, or extra chromosomes. Changes in certain chromosomes may be a sign of a genetic disease or condition or some types of cancer.

What tests are currently being done in cytogenetic testing?

There are three major methods of cytogenetic testing:

  • Routine karyotyping.
  • Fluorescent in situ hybridisation (FISH)
  • Comparative genomic hybridisation (CGH) and array comparative genomic hybridisation (aCGH).

How long do fish test results take for Down syndrome?

The first results should be available within 3 working days, and this will tell you whether a chromosomal condition, such as Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome or Patau’s syndrome, has been found. If rarer conditions are also being tested for, it can take 3 weeks or more for the results to come back.

What is cytogenetic evaluation?

Cytogenetic assessment involves testing a sample of cells for the presence of chromosomal abnormalities. Cytogenetic assessment can also be done to determine chimerism following an allogeneic infusion when there is a sex mismatch between the donor and recipient.