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Q banding |
fluorochrome dye – quinacrine mustard AT areas |
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G banding |
Giemsa and Trypsin AT areas most common |
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C banding |
stains the centromere. acid alkali, Giemsa |
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nuclear organizer regions |
nucleoli in interphase cells. silver stain. contain randomly repeated ribosomal ribonucleic acid |
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aneuploidy |
abnormal number of chromosomes not a multiple of the haploid number |
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polyploidy |
chromosome number higher than 46 and multiple of 23 |
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hypodiploid |
fewer than 46 |
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near haploid |
23-34 |
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hyperdiploid |
more than 46 |
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high hyperdiploidy |
more than 50 |
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pseudodiploidy |
46 and structural abnormalities |
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no genetic loss from the breakage of the chromosome region with subsequent joining in abnormal configuration |
balanced structural aberration |
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loss or gain or genetic chromatin from breakage of the chromosome region with subsequent rejoining in abnormal configuration |
unbalanced structural aberration |
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pericentric inversion |
one or two breaks in a single chromosome followed by a 180 degree switch of the segment with no gain or loss of material involving the centromere |
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paracentric inversion |
one or two breaks in a single chromosome followed by a 180 degree switch of the segment with no gain or loss of material not involving the centromere |
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isochromosome |
abnormal division of centromeres, division is perpendicular the centromere axis |
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breakage and rejoining of single chromosome with loss of material outside the break point |
ring formation |
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robertsonian translocation |
45 chromosomes |
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unbalanced translocation |
results in monosomy and trisomy for a segment of the chromosome- occurs when theres a breakage in two chromosomes and each of the broken pieces reunites with another chromosome |
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means partial trisomy for part of a chromosome. can result from an unbalanced insertion or unequal crossing over in meiosis or mitosis |
duplication |
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involves the breakage and reunion near the centromere regions of two cocentric chromosomes |
Robertsonian |
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most common balanced structural rearangement |
Robertsonian |
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suitable specimens for cancer cytogenetics |
bone marrow unstimulated peripheral blood bone marrow triphene biopsy solid tissue from biopsies needle biopsy |
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clonal proliferation of malignant leukocytes that arise initially in the bone marrow before disseminating in the peripheral blood, lymph nodes and other organs |
leukemias |
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95% of pts have Philidelphia chromosome t(9;22)(q34; q11:2) |
chronic myelogenous leukemia |
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functional abnormality for chronic myelogenous leukemia |
new protein forms with growth promoting capabilities that overrides normal cell regulatory mechanisms |
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treatment for CML |
Imatinib mesylate blocks the signaling |
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t(4:11)(q21;q23)t(12;21)(q13;q22) and t(1;19)(q23:p13.3) |
recurrent chromosomal abnormalities in ALL |
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in flow cytometry, fluorescent signals are emitted by dyes bound to proteins through |
monoclonal antibodies |
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main advanage of flow cytometry |
ability to analyze large volume of cells |
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flow cytometry; peripheral blood and bone marrow should be processed in what time frame |
24 to 48 hours |
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specimens for flow cytometry |
bone marrow, peripheral blood, and lymphoid tissues. body cavity fluids and solid tissues |
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development of _________ led to the use of flow cytometry in clinical in the clinical applications |
monoclonal antibodies |
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immunophenotying is a name for |
monoclonal antibodies |
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cluster of antibodies differentiating the same antigen |
cluster differentiation |
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components of a flow cytometer |
fluidics, light source, detection system, computer |
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express CD34, CD117 (c-kit), CD 38, and HLA DR |
pluripotential stem cells |
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CD34 CD38 CD33 CD13 HLA DR CD117 |
myeloid lineage |
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loses CD34 and HLA DR and acquires CD15 |
promyelocyte |
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CD11b temporary loss of CD13 and decrease of CD33 |
myelocyte |
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CD16 is acquired and CD13 increases |
band |
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defined by increase in CD13 CD33 CD11b |
monocytic lineage |
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CD14 and CD15 acquired |
promonoyte and mature monocyte |
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does not express pan hematopoietic marker CD45 |
erythrocytic lineage |
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transferrin receptor CD 71 |
increases in pronormoblast and down regulated in reticulocytes |
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glycophorin A |
appears in basophilic normoblast |
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CD41 and CD61 (glycoprotein IIB/ IIIA complex) appear as first markers of |
megakaryocytic differentiation |
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(CD41 and CD61) + CD31 and CD36 |
megakaryoblast |
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CD42 and CD62P and CD63 glycoproteins are seen in |
megakaryocyte, platelets and thrombocytes |
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CD34 TdT and HLA DR |
Lymphoid stem cell |
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CD19, cytoplasmic CD22, cytoplasmic CD79 |
immature B cell |
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B cell precursors acquire |
CD10 |
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cytoplasmic U transported to surface forms |
B cell receptor |
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express kappa and lambda light chains |
mature B cells |
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CD34 and TdT |
Immature T cell |
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CD2 CD7 |
first T cell markers |
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CD1a and CD5 and co expression of CD4 and CD8 |
T cell markers |
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CD2 and CD7, cytoplasmic CD3 and CD56 |
natural killer cells |
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CD4+ |
mature T helper cells |
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CD8+ |
Suppressor T cells |
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hypogranularity of neutrophils increased immature cells features of blasts and maturing cells |
chronic myelodysplastic syndromes |
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increased immature cells features of blasts and maturing cells |
chronic myeloproliferative disorders |
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decrease in CD4+ helper T cells |
HIV
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decrease or absence of glycosylphosphatidylinositol- anchored proteins on RBCs granulocytes and monocytes levels of CD59 correlate with symptoms |
paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria |
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forward scatter is |
proportional to particle size and volume |
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side scatter reflects |
surface complexity and internal structures such as granules and vacuoles |
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RNA polymerase recognizes the starter sequence called |
promotor |
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introns and exons- which one encodes the gene product |
exons |
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messenger RNA, formed when _______ are exised |
introns |
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to finish mRNA, 5' cap is added along with |
a tail of many adenine nucleotides |
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has specific nucleic acid sequence at the point of interaction with mRNA called anticodon |
transfer RNA |
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complements a 3 nucleotide sequence codon of the mRNA |
anticodon |
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termination codons |
UAA UAG UGA |
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Interphase |
G1 S G2 |
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G0 |
cells which exit the cell cycle during G1 remain alive until apoptosis happens |
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whch phase does DNA replication take place during |
S phase |
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enzyme which produces replication forks |
helicase |
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joins the nucleotides and degrades the RNA primers and fills in the correct complementary deoxyribonucleotides |
DNA polymerase |
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provides the 3' hydroxyl group required for DNA polymerase activity |
primer |
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hybridization of the primer to the template requires this |
primase |
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role of p53 |
responsible for signaling damaged DNA |
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specimens for DNA isolation |
peripheral blood, bone marrow, tissue biopsy, needle aspirates, cheek swabs |
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indefinite storage of DNA at what temperature |
-80 |
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degrade RNA, body's primary defense against pathogens and are found on epidermal surfaces |
ribonucleases |
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provides quantitative information no genes being expressed |
mRNA |
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basic steps of RNA isolation |
release of RNA, inhibiting of ribonucleases, protein and DNA removal, RNA precipitation |
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enzyme based method for amplifying a target sequence to allow detection from a small volume of material |
PCR |
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denaturing, annealing, extension |
PCR |
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Controls= negative, positive and No DNA |
PCR |
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gel electrophoresis dyes |
ethium bromide, SYBR green fluorescent, or autoradiography |
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reverse transcripticase enzyme produces cDNA from mRNA |
reverse transcription PCR |
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prothrombin G20210A, MTHFR C677T, and MTHFR A1298T |
coagulation factor V Leiden mutation |
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CYP2C9*2 CYP2C9*3 VKORC1 |
Mutations that affect metabolism of antithrombin drug warfarin |
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restriction endonucleases |
restriction enzymes |
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restriction fragment length polymorphism |
Factor V Leiden |
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southern blot technique is used for |
b cell immunoglobin heavy chain gene. t cell receptor gene |
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formation of nested series of fragments. based on dideoxynucleotide terminator sequencing |
DNA sequencing |
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measures the changes in nucleic acid amplification as replication progresses using fluorescent dyes. used to identify viruses, bacteria and tumor cells with discernible mutations |
real time PCR |
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leukemic cells to levels undetectable first by visual bone marrow smear or peripheral blood and later by cytometry assay |
assesment of minimal residual disease |
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indicator of treatment efficacy, clinical remission and prognosis |
assesment of minimal residual disease |