Cytogenetic analysis

Cytogenetic analysis
Term	Cytogenetic analysis
Short definition	cytogenetic analysis - (pronounced) (SY-toh-jeh-NEH-tik uh-NA-lih-sis) The process of analyzing cells in a sample of tissue, blood, bone marrow, or amniotic fluid to look for changes in chromosomes, including broken, missing, rearranged, or extra chromosomes. Changes in certain chromosomes can be a sign of a genetic disease or condition, or some types of cancer.
Type	Cancer terms
Specialty	Oncology
Language	English
Source	NCI
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cytogenetic analysis - (pronounced) (SY-toh-jeh-NEH-tik uh-NA-lih-sis) The process of analyzing cells in a sample of tissue, blood, bone marrow, or amniotic fluid to look for changes in chromosomes, including broken, missing, rearranged, or extra chromosomes. Changes in certain chromosomes can be a sign of a genetic disease or condition, or some types of cancer. Cytogenetic analysis can be used to diagnose disease, plan treatment, or find out how well treatment is working

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• Medical encyclopedia article on Cytogenetic analysis
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