Vysis® Wolf-Hirschhorn Region Probe - LSI® WHS SpectrumOrange/CEP® 4 SpectrumGreenTM
Product Description
| Probe Name | Probe Location | Fluorophore |
| Vysis LSI WHS | 4p16.3 | SpectrumOrange TM |
| Vysis CEP 4 | 4p11.1-q11.1 Alpha Satellite DNA | SpectrumGreen TM |
The Wolf-Hirschhorn (WHS) probe set targets p arm of chromosome 4.
The LSI WHS probe is directly labeled with SpectrumOrange and is mixed with a control probe, CEP 4 labeled with SpectrumGreen fluorophore.
The LSI WHS probe is directly labeled with SpectrumOrange and is mixed with a control probe, CEP 4 labeled with SpectrumGreen fluorophore.
Probe Map

Metaphase spread containing one chromosome 4 with the CEP 4 SpectrumGreen but without the LSI WHS SpectrumOrange signal.The normal chromosome 4 shows the presence of the LSI WHS SpectrumOrange and the CEP 4 SpectrumGreen.
References
- Hirshhorn, K., et. al., Deletion of Short Arms of Chromosome 4-5 in a child with defects of midline fusion. Humangenetik, 1: 479-482, 1965.
- Estabrooks, L.L. et. al., Preliminary Phenotypic Map of Chromosome 4p16 Based on 4p Deletions. Am J. Med. Genet., 57; 581-586, 1995.
- Altherr, M. R. et. al Molecular Confirmation of Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome with a Subtle Translocation of Chromosome 4. Am. J. Hum. Genet., 49: 1235-1242, 1991.
- Ingrid, S., et. al., WHSC1, a 90 kb SET domain-containing gene, expressed in early development and homologous to a Drosophila dysmorphy gene maps in the Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome critical region and is fused to IGH in t (4;14) multiple myeloma. Human Molecular Genetics, 7:1, 1071-1082, 1998.
Analyte Specific Reagent.
Analytical and performance characteristics are not established.
Analytical and performance characteristics are not established.
