Human cytogenetics : a practical approach / edited by D.E. Rooney and B.H. Czepulkowski

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

volume 1. Constitutional Analysis. Introduction to human chromosomes and their analysis -- Lymphocyte culture -- Prenatal diagnosis and tissue culture -- Chromosome staining and banding -- Application of cytogenic investigations to clinical practice -- Chromosome analysis by non-isotopic in situ hybridization -- Meiotic studies in man -- Microscopy, photography, and computerized image analysis systems -- Human chromosome analysis by flow -- volume 2. Malignancy and Acquired Abnormalities. Basic techniques for the preparation and analysis of chromosomes from bone marrow and leukemic blood -- Cytogenetics in myeloid leukemia -- Cytogenetics in acute lymphoblastic leukemia -- Lymphomas and chronic lymphoproliferative disorders -- Role of cytogenetics in the assessment of hematological disorders -- Methods in solid tumor cytogenetics -- Mutagen-induced chromosome damage in human lymphocytes -- Chromosome instability syndromes -- Somatic cell hybrids in the analysis of the human genome -- Microdissection of human metaphase chromosomes