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Re: **DR. McINTOSH - THIS Q. WAS MISSED MANY TIMES**

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 10 Dec 2002 22:41:21 -0600 (CST)

At Tue, 10 Dec 2002, Caroline wrote: >
>It's about the FISH test (flourescent in situ hybridisation). It's the
>test you can pay an extra $400 for when you do your amnio to get results
>within 24-48 hours. Although you still have to wait the usual 10 days
>or so to get FINAL amnio results, FISH provides fast analysis & info on
>chromosomes 13, 18, 21, X and Y.
>
>My question: If FISH comes back perfect, what are the chances of amnio
>coming back perfect too? About what percentage of what CAN go wrong is
>covered by the aforementioned 5 sets of chromosomes?
>
>I've been on the internet for the last two days trying to get an answer
>to this; I guess it's such a new test that there are no "official"
>answers and I'm not finding anything. I'm going crazy! Thank you for
>your help.

I am sorry. I don't know anything about this test, and really don't have any answers for you. 

--
William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG


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