Viability of lymphocyte culture, at different times after blood collection, for karyotype analysis

Introduction:Cytogenetics is the area of genetics that studies chromosomes, including numerical changes, and their relationship to structural imbalances. Among the classical cytogenetics tests, the GTG banding karyotype is the most widely used. The period of culture establishment is a critical step,...

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Main Authors: Ligia Maria Crubelati Bulla, Eliane Papa Ambrosio, Ana Beatriz Tozzo Martins, Valter Augusto DellaRosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2014-04-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442014000200124&lng=en&tlng=en