The diagnosis of some lymphomas (blood cell cancers) includes cytogenetic analysis, which involves examining a patients cells

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The diagnosis of some lymphomas (blood cell cancers) includes cytogenetic analysis, which involves examining a patient’s cells for chromosomal abnormalities. Chromosomes are visible by light microscopy only during cell division. Cells removed from a patient’s bone marrow may be treated with phorbolmyristate acetate (PMA) prior to microscopic examination. What is the purpose of the PMA?

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Fundamentals Of Biochemistry Life At The Molecular Level

ISBN: 9781118918401

5th Edition

Authors: Donald Voet, Judith G Voet, Charlotte W Pratt

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