About 100 guests from 36 countries met on the XVIII. MetaSystems Distributor Meeting (DM) in November to exchange experiences and to get to know new trends and developments at MetaSystems.
MetaSystems DM2019 Largest in History
XL 5q31/5q33
Deletion Probe
- Order Number
- D-5042-100-OG
- Package Size
- 100 µl (10 Tests)
- Chromosome
- 055
- Regulatory Status
- IVDD
IVDR Certification
This probe is IVDR-certified in compliance with the Regulation (EU) 2017/746 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDR).
MetaSystems Probes has already certified a large part of its portfolio, according to IVDR. For organizational reasons, we currently provide only the IVDD product.
XL 5q31/5q33 consists of an orange-labeled probe hybridizing to the EGR1 gene region at 5q31.2 and a green-labeled probe hybridizing to the RPS14 gene region at 5q32-33.1.
Probe maps are created in accordance with the intended purpose of the product. Solid colored bars do not necessarily indicate that the probe fully covers the indicated genomic region. Therefore, caution is advised when interpreting results generated through off-label use. Probe map details based on UCSC Genome Browser GRCh37/hg19. Map components not to scale. Further information is available on request.
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and myeloproliferative disorders are associated with deregulated production of myeloid cells. According to WHO classification (2008), cytogenetic aberrations are observed in about 50% of MDS cases. The most common aberrations are 5q-, 7/7q-, trisomy 8, del(20q), and inv(3) or t(3;3).
The 5q syndrome is defined as a primary MDS with del(5q) as the sole karyotypic abnormality. Two different critical regions are described; one is located at 5q31 and contains the EGR1 and CDC25C genes; a more distal region at 5q32-q33 contains RPS14 which has been identified as a causal gene for the 5q syndrome.
Clinical Applications
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
- Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
XL 5q31/5q33 hybridized to bone marrow cells. Both metaphase and interphase show a signal pattern of one orange and two green signals indicating a deletion in 5q31.
Normal Cell:
Two green (2G) and two orange (2O) signals.
Aberrant Cell (typical results):
Two green (2G) and one orange (1O) signal resulting from loss of one orange signal.
Aberrant Cell (typical results):
One green (1G) and two orange (2O) signal resulting from loss of one green signal.
Aberrant Cell (typical results):
One green (1G) and one orange (1O) signal resulting from loss of one green and one orange signal.
- Horrigan et al (2000) Blood 95:2372-2377
- Wei et al (2009) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 106:12974-12979
- Boultwood et al (2010) Blood 16:5803-5811
Package Insert (EN)Package Insert (IT)Performance Data (English)Probes Catalog
Certificate of Analysis (CoA)
or go to CoA DatabaseSecond MetaSystems User Day in Altlussheim, Germany
Neon, the outstanding MetaSystems case and image management system, offers many tools and helpful gadgets to streamline routine workflows, for example in cytogenetics labs. The second MetaSystems User Day, addressed to MetaSystems clients from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, provided in different workshops knowledge helping to unleash the full power of the system.
OOO MetaSystems Russia on the International Scientific Congress 'Genetics of XXI Century'
The Congress 'Genetics of XXI Century' in Moscow, Russia (May 2019) has been one of the most important events for the professional international community of geneticists. Our partner company in Russia OOO MetaSystems considered it a good occasion to present the new camera CoolCube 4 connected to a state-of-the-art Neon system to the public.
