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Screening of Microdeletion Negative DiGeorge Syndrome Referrals for a 22q11.2 Microduplication by Interphase Fluorescence In Situ Hybridisation (FISH)

ST GEORGES HOSPITAL

01/05/2005

small amendments req.

KENNEDY-GALTON CENTRE

14/04/2005

The introduction of DNA FISH probes RP11-80B16, RP11-40H10, RP11-10E18, RP11-14B13, RP11-318G11, RP11-151A6 and RP11-25E13, in the Cardiff Cytogenetics Laboratory, University Hospital of Wales.   The confirmation and characterisation of a duplication of chromosome 13, q32.1 to q32.3, found in a proband and his mother, with FISH studies using the probes, RP11-80B16, RP11-40H10, RP11-10E18, RP11-14B13, RP11-318G11 and RP11-25E13.

CARDIFF

28/01/2008

Characterisation of a de novo rearr. Involving chr. 2 and 5 in a patient with psychological and behavioural problems using BAC clones as FISH probes.

KENNEDY-GALTON CENTRE

01/07/2005

Mapping the breakpoints of an apparently balanced chromosome 10 inversion with an abnormal phenotype using Fluorescent in situ hybridisation

OXFORD

02/11/2005

An investigation of maternal cell contamination in placental membranes

NEWCASTLE

 

A Prospective Study into the Use of Multiplex Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification for the Detection of DiGeorge / Velocardiofacial Syndrome

MANCHESTER

22/07/2005

Breakpoint mapping of two apparently recurrent inversions of chromosome 13 using fluorescence in situ hybridisation

SALISBURY

05/02/2007

An investigation into the introduction of an interphase fluorescence in situ hybridisation probe panel to detect chromosomal abnormalities in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

CARDIFF

05/02/2007

Characterisation of breakpoints in the proximal long arm of chromosome 14 using FISH with locus-specific Bacterial Artificial Chromosome clones

GUY’S HOSPITAL

25/07/2006

Introduction of the Affymetrix 10K SNP oligonucleotide array into the West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory - A pilot study

BIRMINGHAM

30/11/2005

The use of FISH to validate duplications identified by microarray

GREAT ORMOND STREET

01/10/2005

Combined Immunohistochemistry and Spectral Imaging for the identification of Cytogenetic abnormalities in Lymphoma.

DUNDEE

20/01/2006

The introduction of automated metaphase finding and on-screen Karyotyping to improve efficiency

GUY’S HOSPITAL

25/07/2006

Investigations into Fluorescence In Situ Hybridisation (FISH) analysis of multiple myeloma, including the development of concurrent plasma cell FISH and immuno-fluorescent staining.

MANCHESTER

05/02/2007

Analysis of Multiple Myeloma Referrals: Simultaneous Examination of Immunofluorescence and FISH signals

LIVERPOOL

20/03/2008

Evaluation of MLPA as a screening tool for sub-telomeric imbalance

LIVERPOOL

20/03/2008

THE DEVELOPMENT OF CIG-FISH FOR THE DETECTION OF PLASMA CELLS IN MULTIPLE MYELOMA REFERRALS

BR

27/02/2006

Characterisation of Rearrangements Involving 2q37 Using Novel FISH Probes

GUY’S HOSPITAL

19/10/2006

Evaluation of the CytoChipTM microarrays and BlueFuse for Microarrays analysis software.

ED

11/09/2006

An unbalanced karyotype in a patient with abnormal phenotype characterised by microarray comparative genome hybridisation (Array CGH)

KENNEDY-GALTON CENTRE

22/09/2006

Comparison of different array Comparative Genomic Hybridisation (array CGH) Platforms: Investigation of a patient with a clinical presentation suggestive of a chromosomal imbalance and an apparently normal karyotype

KENNEDY-GALTON CENTRE

29/10/2006

Haemopoietic growth factors improve the mitotic index and chromosome quality in myeloid cell cultures.

SALISBURY

05/02/2007

Haplotype analysis and breakpoint mapping of the common variant inversion of chromosome 2

NEWCASTLE

12/07/2006

Development of Comparative Genomic Hybridisation (CGH) for the Detection of Genomic Aberrations in Lymph Node Samples, Referred for Possible Lymphomas.

BRISTOL

13/09/2006

To Propose a Reliable means of Identifying Plasma Cells (PCs) from Haematological Bone Marrow Smears (BMSs), prior to fluorescent in situ hybridisation (FISH) studies, for patients referred for Multiple Myeloma (MM). LSI 13 (13q14.3) (Locus Specific Indicator) and IgH (Immunoglobulin heavy chain) Break Apart Translocation Probes were then used to Analyse these PCs for Chromosome Abnormalities associated with MM.

NOTTINGHAM

14/02/2008

Prenatal Diagnosis using Array-CGH in the Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory

CAMBRIDGE

31/10/2006

MLPA (Multiple Ligation-Dependant Probe Amplification) Screening for the Detection of 22q11 Deletions and Duplications- Implementing and Validating the Technology within a Cytogenetic Laboratory

CARDIFF

29/09/2008

“Optimisation and evaluation of multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) for DiGeorge syndrome/VCFS screening”.

BRISTOL

12/12/2006

Investigations to determine factors which affect the quality of the Agilent 44k oligo-array

OXFORD

28/03/2007

Introduction of Bleomycin as an alternative to irradiation for investigation of patients with Ataxia Telangiectasia

LEEDS

25/09/2007

Express FISH: Reducing the time taken to report preliminary results report preliminary results.

LEEDS

16/10/2007

HER2, p53 and chromosome 17 aneusomy in breast cancer.

DUNDEE

29/07/2007

A comparison of conventional microscopic karyotype analysis with automated metaphase finding and on-screen karyotyping

KENNEDY-GALTON CENTRE

29/01/2007

A comparison between the Thermotron Cytogenetic Drying Chamber CDS-5 and the Hanabi Metaphase Spreader in a cytogenetic laboratory

SALISBURY

11/01/2008

Characterising chromosome 4q abnormalities using array CGH

BIRMINGHAM

14/08/2007

Multiplex Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA): Investigating its use in gaining a result from non-viable fetal tissue, compared with Comparative Genomic Hybridisation (CGH)

NEWCASTLE

30/03/2007

X/Y chromosome tiling-path a CGH to assess XLMR and X chromosome abnormality individuals at the West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory (WMRGL).

BIRMINGHAM

04/09/2007

Evaluation of a multiplex reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in the clinical screening of acute leukaemia and chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML).

BRISTOL

19/03/2007

GENETIC HETEROGENEITY AND ADAPTATION IN ESFT CELL LINES

LEEDS

05/02/2007

To evaluate the BlueGnome CytoChipTM (1Mb BAC-based array for comparative genomic hybridisation (CGH)) for use in a clinical diagnostic setting.

GREAT ORMOND STREET

15/08/2007

XLMR patients screened using a high resolution chromosome X exon-specific oligonucleotide microarray

BIRMINGHAM

25/02/2009

Development and validation of non-commercially available fluorescent in-situ hybridisation (FISH) probes and their use in the characterisation of chromosome rearrangements at Bristol Genetics Laboratory.

BRISTOL

02/05/2007

Investigation of Patients with Apparently Balanced Chromosome Rearrangements and an Abnormal Phenotype using Array CGH Technology

LEEDS

11/07/2007

Detection of human telomerase gene (TERC) amplification in cervical cancer: A retrospective study of 50 patients with normal or CIN1/CIN2 Pap smears

SHEFFIELD

26/07/2007

The development and implementation of BAC FISH probes for Array CGH confirmatory studies and rare syndrome testing.

BIRMINGHAM

22/08/2007

A comparison of two microarray analysis programs for use with aCGH microarrays

GREAT ORMOND STREET

05/02/2007

The Use of Multiple Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification to Detect Duplications of MECP2 in Males with Mental Retardation and Suspected Rett Syndrome

MANCHESTER

21/12/2007

Using FISH Clones and Microsatellite Markers to Define the Common Deleted Region in Four Patients with 22q Deletions and the Phenotypic Feature of Lymphoedema

ST GEORGES HOSPITAL

08/01/2008

THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A RAPID ANEUPLOIDY DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE (QF-PCR) FOR URGENT BLOOD SAMPLES WITHIN THE CARDIFF CYTOGENETICS LABORATORY

CARDIFF

28/07/2008

Detection of copy number change and loss of heterozygosity in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia patients using Affymetrix® 500K single nucleotide polymorphism arrays

BIRMINGHAM

05/02/2007

Validation of BlueGnome’s Constitutional Focus CytoChip for application to Prenatal Diagnosis

BIRMINGHAM

28/07/2009

Optimisation of DNA extraction from solid tissue samples for the implementation of a new QF-PCR and MLPA service

MANCHESTER

01/07/2009

Establishing a Protocol for DNA Extraction and QF-PCR on Solid Tissue Samples

CARDIFF

13/07/2007

Exploration of HER-2 gene status by MLPA in patients with HER-2 aberrant FISH patterns.

DUNDEE

06/08/2007

Improved detection of chromosomal abnormalities in CLL by G-band analysis

BIRMINGHAM

10/09/2008

Extending FISH Analysis of Paediatric Tumours

NEWCASTLE

21/07/2008

Evaluation and Implementation of Machine-assisted Slide Processing

EDINBURGH

14/10/2008

Investigating the use of the Microdeletion Syndromes MLPA Kit (SALSA P245) in the Diagnosis of Genetic Abnormalities in cases of Unexplained Mental Retardation

NEWCASTLE

14/07/2008

Optimisation and investigation of a robust array CGH protocol for use diagnostically in the West of Scotland

GLASGOW

27/03/2008

An investigation into maternal cell contamination in tissues cultured from the placenta.

NEWCASTLE

30/07/2008

Optimising Capture of Bone Marrow Metaphase Images.

BIRMINGHAM

06/05/2009

Investigation of Analysis Strategies for the Detection of Mosaicism Using Oligonucleotide Array CGH and a Pilot Investigation of a Chemical-based DNA Labelling Kit

GUY’S HOSPITAL

14/01/2010

Optimisation of DNA Extraction and MLPA for the detection of aneuploidy and telomeric DNA copy number changes in tissue samples from pregnancy loss

GREAT ORMOND STREET

20/01/2009

The use of Array-CGH as a genome wide screening tool for patients with congenital heart defects, learning difficulties and/or dysmorphic features

LEEDS

27/01/2009

Array CGH Investigation of Four Cases with Previously Identified X-Chromosome Abnormalities

CARDIFF

06/01/2009

Validation of subtelomeric and microdeletion MLPA for use in a cytogenetic laboratory

KENNEDY-GALTON CENTRE

16/01/2009

A New ‘One Tube’ QFPCR Multiplex Assay for Rapid Prenatal Aneuploidy Screening

OXFORD

15/05/2009

Optimisation of MLPA for Neuroblastoma patients using the MRC Holland Kit”

LEEDS

24/08/2009

High resolution array analysis: diagnosing pregnancies with abnormal ultrasound findings

CAMBRIDGE

05/06/2009

Evaluation of the use of MLPA (Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification) as a means of detecting microscopic and sub-microscopic copy number change in prenatal

diagnostic samples using a novel probe-mix combination.

GREAT ORMOND STREET

25/02/2009

Optimisation of the MetaCyteTM Scanner for use with the Kreatech P53/ATM Probe in CLL

BIRMINGHAM

18/09/2009

The use of MS-MLPA to determine the methylation status of MGMT in high grade gliomas.

LEEDS

12/08/2008

Investigation of using MLPA to detect 22q deletions

LEEDS

11/11/2009

The use of array CGH for the detection of copy number changes in patients with Uveal Melanoma

LIVERPOOL

20/11/2009

Investigation into the use of BlueGnome CytoChip FOCUS haematology arrays in the analysis of acute leukaemia samples

BRISTOL

22/07/2009

Validation of the BlueGnome (Ltd) Cytochip Focus Constitutional array using abnormal prenatal samples.

CARDIFF

05/02/2007

Validation of the ElucigeneTM QST*R plus Kit for QF-PCR of Tissue Samples from Pregnancy Loss

GREAT ORMOND STREET

24/11/2009

Characterisation of chromosomal aberrations involved in acquired docetaxel resistance in human breast cancer cell lines

ABERDEEN

15/05/2009

The investigation of phenotypically abnormal patients who carry unbalanced and “balanced” chromosome rearrangements using array-CGH

BIRMINGHAM

25/08/2009

Molecular Characterisation of Heterogeneity of Oligodendrogliomas

EDINBURGH

05/02/2007

Evaluation of the use of Oligonucleotide arrays 4x44K CytoChip-Oligo and CytoChip-Oligo ISCA for diagnosis of the constitutional imbalance

GREAT ORMOND STREET

05/02/2007

Dual platform genome wide microarray analysis of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) patients with a normal karyotype and patients with a hyperdiploid karyotype.

SHEFFIELD

05/02/2007