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The UIC Cytogenetics Laboratory is a full service facility that offers state-of-the-art services providing chromosome analysis for prenatal genetic, postnatal genetic, reproductive failure, and hematologic cancer diagnosis. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis is also offered for these purposes. Examples of typical abnormal results are shown in the photographs on this page. The laboratory will begin offering FISH testing for bladder and breast cancer later this year. The Cytogenetics Laboratory services the University of Illinois Medical Center and the University of Illinois Reference Laboratory.
Please refer to the Laboratory Users Guide for our online searchable test database and other test-related information.
Updates and changes to laboratory tests and/or laboratory practices may be viewed in our archived Laboratory Alerts. The Department of Pathology Newsletter FOCUS highlights recent advances and important topics in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology.
Figure Legend: Three cells from a FISH study of amniotic fluid from a fetus with cleft palate. There are 2 red signals (spots) from a chromosome 21 probe and 3 green signals from a chromosome 13 probe, indicating that the fetus has trisomy 13 (an extra copy of chromosome 13).
Figure Legend: A karyotype (chromosomes arrayed by size) from the same fetus shown in the FISH study above. Note that there are 3 chromosomes at number 13 instead of the usual 2; this finding confirms the FISH results. A fetus with this chromosome abnormality will not usually survive to term.
Director
Valerie Lindgren, Ph.D., FACMG
Laboratory Manager
Linda Bruno, BS, MS
Phone: 312-216-3635
Laboratory Supervisor
Andrew Miner, BS, CLSp(CG)
Phone: 312-355-3620
Figure Legend: Lab Supervisor Andy Miner
Contact Information
Phone: 312-355-3618
Hours of operation: 8:30 AM - 5 PM, weekdays
Location:
Pathology Laboratories
840 S. Wood St. (MC 750)
2nd floor, Clinical Sciences Building
Chicago, IL 60612
Figure Legend: Lab staff members Andy Miner, Anna Chelminska, Kate Heiman, Mindy Hatcher, and Grace Chappell
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