cytogenetic analysis

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002239",
  "term": "cytogenetic analysis",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The process of analyzing cells in a sample of tissue, blood, bone marrow, or amniotic fluid to look for changes in chromosomes, including broken, missing, rearranged, or extra chromosomes. Changes in certain chromosomes may be a sign of a genetic disease or condition or some types of cancer. Cytogenetic analysis may be used to help diagnose disease, plan treatment, or find out how well treatment is working.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/cytogenetic-analysis/"
}