Table 1

Mean number and percentage of hybridisation signals for each isolated nucleus in blood control, B5 fixed, and formalin fixed nuclei achieved with the X centromere specific probe

Mean number (%) of cells with the indicated number of hybridisation signals
SpecimenFixativeNumber of nuclei01234+
BloodCarnoy's2005 (2.5)186 (93.0)7 (3.5)2 (1.0)
TonsilB52003 (1.5)186 (93.0)8 (4.0)3 (1.5)
TonsilFormalin2006 (3.0)187 (93.5)7 (3.5)
MCLB51002 (2.0)76 (76.0)18 (18.0)4 (4.0)