Cytogenetics Laboratory Training Site

Brigham and Women’s Hospital Cytogenetic Laboratory

Location: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Director: Azra Ligon, PhD
Staff: 9 Clinical Cytogeneticists on Staff
Website: http://www.brighamandwomens.org/cytogenetics/

• Testing methodologies: karyotyping, FISH, array CGH
• Sample Types Tested: peripheral bloods, cord bloods, amniotic fluids, chorionic villous specimens, skin fibroblasts, products of conception, bone marrows, lymph nodes, solid tumor