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Table 1 is showing detailed FISH results of twins

From: Chromosome 22q11.2 microdeletion in monozygotic twins with discordant phenotype and deletion size

Parameters

22q11.2 one signal

22q11.2 two signals

22q11.2 three/four signals

Remarks*

Second Twin

    

Uncultured Blood

940

055

005

94% hemizygous deletion

Cultured Blood

    

Metaphase

010

000

000

100% hemizygous deletion

Interphase

120

005

001

95% hemizygous deletion

First Twin

    

Uncultured Blood

850

072

003

92% hemizygous deletion

Cultured Blood

    

Metaphase

025

000

000

100% hemizygous deletion

Interphase

110

006

001

94% hemizygous deletion

Buccal cells

051

003

000

94.4% hemizygous deletion

Urinary Cells

025

002

000

92.6% hemizygous deletion

Mother

    

Cultured Blood

    

Metaphase

000

010

000

Normal dizygous 22q11.2 locus

Interphase

007

500

002

98.2% normal dizygous

Father

    

Cultured Blood

    

Metaphase

000

010

000

Normal dizygous 22q11.2 locus

Interphase

008

500

003

97.8% normal dizygous

  1. *In general < 10% mosaicism with 22q11.2 interphase FISH seems clinically insignificant