METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS DETECTION OF MULTIPLE FLUOROPHORES FOR IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION AND CHROMOSOME PAINTING

摘要

An apparatus for use in a method of detecting and analysing fluorescent in-situ hybridisations (fig. 5) employing numerous chromosome paints (fig. 9) each labelled with a different fluorophore or combination of fluorophores, the apparatus being highly sensitive both in spatial and spectral resolutions (fig. 6) such that it is capable of simultaneous detection of dozens of fluorophores or combinations of fluorophores (fig. 7) so as to enable the detection of a complete set of fluorescently painted human chromosomes (fig. 10).