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A simple method for improving the reproductibility of the R-banding technique

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Pretreatment of chromosomal preparations improves the reproducibility of R-banding. The pretreatment consists of covering slides with protein film made by a mixing of foetal calf serum and methanol acetic acid fixative. This procedure allows other banding techniques (GTG, Ag NOR).

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  1. Laboratoire de Cytogénétique, Institut de Recherches sur les Leucémies et les Maladies du Sang, Hôpital Saint-Louis, 2 place du Dr. Fournier, F-75475, Paris Cedex 10, France

    Alain Bernheim & Roland Berger

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Bernheim, A., Berger, R. A simple method for improving the reproductibility of the R-banding technique. Hum Genet 57, 432–433 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00281699

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