Affymetrix® Cytogenetics Community

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Affymetrix is committed to developing tools and resources that help advance the work of cytogenetic researchers. The Affymetrix Cytogenetics Community offers educational presentations, information about Affymetrix tools for cytogenetics research, and more.

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Affymetrix products for molecular cytogenetics applications

Affymetrix products for molecular cytogenetics applications have a strong track record of proven performance in unlocking the genetic mechanisms of disease. Our molecular cytogenetics portfolio includes multiple array formats and a service offering that allows cytogeneticists to capture more chromosomal aberrations with superior coverage, content, and performance.

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Affymetrix® Cytogenetics Community Workshop presentations

On August 26, 2008 in Baltimore, Affymetrix held its inaugural Cytogenetics Community Workshop, which addressed the specific needs of the cytogenetics research community. During the workshop, thought leaders participated in panel discussions and seminars that focused on best practices for the Affymetrix® Cytogenetics Research Solution.

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Brynn Levy, Ph.D.

Brynn Levy, Ph.D.

Director, Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory
Columbia University Medical Center

From Genome to Gene

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Charles Lee, Ph.D.

Charles Lee, Ph.D., FACMG

Director of Cytogenetics, Harvard Cancer Center
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School

CNVs and Implications for Clinical Cytogenetics

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Richard Shippy

Richard Shippy

Director of Product Marketing, Clinical Applications
Affymetrix

The Affymetrix Research Solution for Cytogenetics

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ASHG posters using the Genome-Wide Human SNP Array 6.0

Affymetrix' SNP content enables the detection of UPDs, LOH, and genetic regions identical-by-descent. View the posters from ASHG to see exactly how.

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UPD/Consanguinity/Mosaicism

  • SNP Allele Differentiation Provides Independent Confirmation of Genomic Imbalance (pdf, 299KB) >
  • SNP Based Copy Number Microarrays Provide Cues to UPD, Recessive Allele Risk Due to Inbreeding (pdf, 299KB) >

Overview of the wide variety of copy number aberrations detected on the Genome-Wide Human SNP Array 6.0

  • Reliable detection/detailed characterization of a variety of cytogenetic abnormalities by the SNP Array 6.0 (pdf, 299KB)>
  • Delineation of the breakpoints of pure duplication 3q due to a de-novo duplication event using SOMA (pdf, 299KB)>
  • Detection of copy number changes/deletions in lung adenocarcinoma as enhanced by laser microdissection (pdf, 299KB)>
  • Preimplantation Microarray Analysis for Aneuploidy Screening with a Lower Misdiagnosis Rate than FISH (pdf, 299KB)>
  • The Contribution of Aneusomy 15q25-qter to the Etiology of the Shprintzen-Goldberg Syndrome (pdf, 299KB) >

 

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