Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization, Chromosome 17p Deletion (Tp53)
Medical specialty
Unknown
Device class
3
Review panel
MG
Implant
N
Life sustaining/supporting
N
GMP exempt
N
Third party review
N
Summary malfunction reporting
Ineligible
Definition
A chromosome 17p deletion (TP53) fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) kit is a test to detect deletion of the TP53 gene in peripheral blood specimens from patients with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).