Provision of fluorescently labelled probes for the Fluorescent in situ Hybridisation (FISH) Service in the Histopathology Dept at St James’s Hospital.

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What is being procured?

Invitation to tender for the Provision of fluorescently labelled probes for the Fluorescent in situ Hybrisisation (FISH) Service in the Histopathology Dept at St James’s Hospital. The FISH service at SJH has provided a hospital and national service since 2010, helping on cancer classification and to guide patient treatment. The laboratory now requires the provision of the following fluorescently labelled ready to use probes: • MYC (8q24) Break Apart FISH probe, to detect chromosomal rearrangements involving the MYC gene on Chromosome 8q24. • t(8;14) MYC/IGH dual-fusion FISH probe, to detect reciprocal translocation involving the IGH and MYC genes. • BCL2 (18q21) Break Apart FISH probe, to detect chromosomal rearrangements involving the BCL2 gene on Chromosome 18q21. • t(14;18) IGH/BCL2 DF