| CPC C12Q 1/6832 (2013.01) [C12Q 1/6841 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |

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1. A high throughput method for detecting chromosomal aberrations and/or telomere aberrations using a biological sample comprising cells of 150 μL to 200 μL, comprising:
preparing a cytogenetic slide from said biological sample in a microplate;
simultaneously labelling telomeres and centromeres with peptide nucleic acid probes with a hybridisation time from 10 minutes to 1.5 hours; quantifying a total fluorescence intensity of telomeres on interphase nuclei using a 10× magnification objective for global telomere length quantification and cell morphology assessment; and
automatically capturing metaphase chromosomes to detect chromosomal aberrations and/or telomere aberrations in each chromosome,
wherein the step of preparing the cytogenetic slide comprises:
culturing the cells from the biological sample in a microplate well, a ratio of an amount of a culture medium to a well surface area of which is 1 mL/cm2 to 1.5 mL/cm2.
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