Table 2.

Estimated Chromosome Copy Number Based on Combined Information of Number of Centromeric Signals Found Using FISH at Interphase Nuclei and Tumor Percentage (Shown in Italics)

Chromosome	Probe	Repetitive family	Reference no.	Case
								114	408	178	262	215
			tum%:	95%	<50%	80%	75%	70%
1	pUC1.7	Satellite III	63	1	1*	2 and 4	2	2
3	pα3.5	Alphoid satellite	64	NS	NS	NS	2	2
6	p308	Alphoid satellite	65	1	1*	1 and 2	2	2
7	p7t1(αp7)	Alphoid satellite	66	1	2	2 and 4	2	3*
8	D8Z2 (αp8)	Alphoid satellite	67	1	1*	2 and 4	2	3*
9	pHUR98 (sp9)	Satellite III	68	1	2	2 and 4	2	2
10	D10Z1 (αp10)	Alphoid satellite	–	1	1*	1 and 2	2	2
11	pLC11A	Alphoid satellite	69	1	1*	1 and 2	2	2
12	pα12H8 (αp12)	Alphoid satellite	70	2	2	2 and 4	4	2
15	D15Z1	Satellite III	71	2	2	2 and 4	2	4*
16	pHUR195	Satellite II	68	1	1*	2 and 4	2	2
17	p17H8	Alphoid satellite	72	1	1*	2 and 4	2	3*
18	L1.84 (#18)	Alphoid satellite	73	1	2	2 and 4	2	2
20	p3.4	Alphoid satellite	–	1	2	NS	4	NS
X	pBAMX5 (αpX)	Alphoid satellite	74	1	1	1 and 2	4	1*
Y	DYZ3	Alphoid satellite	75	1	0	0	0	0

*Many nuclei show two copies of the chromosomes, because of a high percentage of nontumor nuclei. NS: nonsuccessful hybridization.