LOINC display name : 4p16.3 chromosome del FISH Nom (Bld/Tiss);
LOINC long common name : 4p16.3 chromosome deletion [Identifier] in Blood or Tissue by FISH Nominal;
LOINC short name : 4p16.3 Del Bld/T FISH;
LOINC description : FISH studies are performed to detect a deletion on the short arm of chromosome 4 (4p16.3)
in patients, primarily newborns, suspected of having Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS).
FISH signal pattern indicating a loss of 4p16.3 is consistent with a diagnosis of
WHS.;