Cytogenetics

Vikram Jaswaney, Ph.D.
Director,
Cytogenetics Laboratory
(508) 856-3845

• Alpha fetoprotein and triple screen, ACLE



• Prenatal chromosome analysis on amniotic
  fluid, cord blood and products of conception for:
       - Down's Syndrome
       - Trisomy 13, 18, et al
       - Turner's Syndrome
       - Klinefelter's Syndrome
       - Chromosomal structural abnormalities



• Blood chromosome analysis by high resolution
  banding/flourescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
  analysis for:
       - Sex marker identification
       - Cryptic translocation and deletions



• Chromosome instability syndrome
       - Ataxia telangiectasia
       - Bloom's Syndrome
       - Fanconi's Anemia



• Chromosome analysis on bone marrow for leukemias, lymphomas, and chronic lymphoproliferative disorders