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Table 1 Cutoff threshold levels for background aneusomy (percentage) for the three chromosomes examined

From: Fluorescence in situ hybridization as adjunct to cytology improves the diagnosis and directs estimation of prognosis of malignant pleural effusions

 

Signal number category

1

3

4

>4

Chromosome 7

11.5

0.6

0.7

0.2

Chromosome 11

11.2

0.4

1.2

0.2

Chromosome17

13.4

0.9

1.0

0.1

  1. The presented cutoffs were determined by evaluation of non-disomy in 15 nonmalignant control effusions, and reflect the mean+3 s.d. percentage of aneusomic cells within each of four FISH signal categories.
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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