Evica Rajcan-Separovic

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Affiliation: University of British Columbia
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Chromosome microarrays in human reproduction
    Evica Rajcan-Separovic
    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Cytogenetics, University of British Columbia, Children s and Women s Health Centre of BC and Child and Family Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Z 4H4
    Hum Reprod Update 18:555-67. 2012
  2. ncbi Recurrent trisomy 15 in a female carrier of der(15)t(Y;15)(q12;p13)
    E Rajcan-Separovic
    British Columbia s Children s Hospital, Department of Pathology, Cytogenetics, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Am J Med Genet 99:320-4. 2001
  3. ncbi Interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization and DNA flow cytometry analysis of medulloblastomas with a normal karyotype
    Evica Rajcan-Separovic
    Department of Pathology, British Columbia s Children s Hospital, 4480 Oak Street, V6H 3V4, BC, Vancouver, Canada
    Cancer Genet Cytogenet 133:94-7. 2002
  4. ncbi Loss of 1p and 7p in radiation-induced meningiomas identified by comparative genomic hybridization
    Evica Rajcan-Separovic
    Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of British Columbia, BC Children s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Cancer Genet Cytogenet 144:6-11. 2003
  5. ncbi Identification of copy number variants in miscarriages from couples with idiopathic recurrent pregnancy loss
    E Rajcan-Separovic
    Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Hum Reprod 25:2913-22. 2010
  6. ncbi Genomic changes detected by array CGH in human embryos with developmental defects
    E Rajcan-Separovic
    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V5Z 4H4
    Mol Hum Reprod 16:125-34. 2010
  7. ncbi Submicroscopic deletions of 11q24-25 in individuals without Jacobsen syndrome: re-examination of the critical region by high-resolution array-CGH
    Christine Tyson
    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Child and Family Research Institute CFRI, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Mol Cytogenet 1:23. 2008
  8. ncbi Familial cryptic translocation (2;17) ascertained through recurrent spontaneous abortions
    Helene Bruyere
    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
    Am J Med Genet A 123:285-9. 2003
  9. ncbi Large-scale copy number variants (CNVs): distribution in normal subjects and FISH/real-time qPCR analysis
    Ying Qiao
    Department of Pathology, UBC, Children s and Women s Health Centre of BC, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    BMC Genomics 8:167. 2007
  10. ncbi Unexpected embryonic stem (ES) cell mutations represent a concern in gene targeting: lessons from "fierce" mice
    Ravinesh A Kumar
    Doctorate Program in Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4H4 Canada
    Genesis 38:51-7. 2004

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  1. ncbi Chromosome microarrays in human reproduction
    Evica Rajcan-Separovic
    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Cytogenetics, University of British Columbia, Children s and Women s Health Centre of BC and Child and Family Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Z 4H4
    Hum Reprod Update 18:555-67. 2012
    ..Chromosome microarray (CMA) testing allows automatic and easy identification of large chromosomal abnormalities detectable by conventional cytogenetics as well as the detection of submicroscopic chromosomal imbalances...
  2. ncbi Recurrent trisomy 15 in a female carrier of der(15)t(Y;15)(q12;p13)
    E Rajcan-Separovic
    British Columbia s Children s Hospital, Department of Pathology, Cytogenetics, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Am J Med Genet 99:320-4. 2001
    ..This finding raises the possibility that there may be an increased risk for trisomy 15 in some carriers of unbalanced t(Y;15) which, if followed by trisomic zygote rescue, may lead to uniparental disomy (UPD)...
  3. ncbi Interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization and DNA flow cytometry analysis of medulloblastomas with a normal karyotype
    Evica Rajcan-Separovic
    Department of Pathology, British Columbia s Children s Hospital, 4480 Oak Street, V6H 3V4, BC, Vancouver, Canada
    Cancer Genet Cytogenet 133:94-7. 2002
    ..These findings show that molecular cytogenetic analysis combined with DNA flow cytometry is necessary for all pediatric medulloblastomas diagnosed as cytogenetically normal on cultured tumor tissue...
  4. ncbi Loss of 1p and 7p in radiation-induced meningiomas identified by comparative genomic hybridization
    Evica Rajcan-Separovic
    Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of British Columbia, BC Children s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Cancer Genet Cytogenet 144:6-11. 2003
    ..Molecular and cytogenetic studies of chromosome 7 copy number should be attempted on a larger number of RIM to further investigate the role of 7p loss in RIM...
  5. ncbi Identification of copy number variants in miscarriages from couples with idiopathic recurrent pregnancy loss
    E Rajcan-Separovic
    Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Hum Reprod 25:2913-22. 2010
    ..In this study, we investigated the possibility that submicroscopic chromosomal changes, not detectable by conventional cytogenetic analysis, exist in miscarriages with normal karyotypes (46,XY or 46,XX) from couples with idiopathic RPL...
  6. ncbi Genomic changes detected by array CGH in human embryos with developmental defects
    E Rajcan-Separovic
    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V5Z 4H4
    Mol Hum Reprod 16:125-34. 2010
    ..Our report describes for the first time, de novo and inherited unique CNVs in euploid human embryos with specific developmental defects...
  7. ncbi Submicroscopic deletions of 11q24-25 in individuals without Jacobsen syndrome: re-examination of the critical region by high-resolution array-CGH
    Christine Tyson
    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Child and Family Research Institute CFRI, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Mol Cytogenet 1:23. 2008
    ..Array-based comparative genomic hybridization (array-CGH) has offered new opportunities to identify and refine chromosomal abnormalities in regions known to be associated with clinical syndromes...
  8. ncbi Familial cryptic translocation (2;17) ascertained through recurrent spontaneous abortions
    Helene Bruyere
    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
    Am J Med Genet A 123:285-9. 2003
    ..Retrospective CGH analysis on one baby who died neonatally showed that he had inherited the maternal translocation in the same unbalanced state as the last pregnancy loss. His detailed postmortem examination is reported...
  9. ncbi Large-scale copy number variants (CNVs): distribution in normal subjects and FISH/real-time qPCR analysis
    Ying Qiao
    Department of Pathology, UBC, Children s and Women s Health Centre of BC, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    BMC Genomics 8:167. 2007
    ..A selection of CNVs was further analyzed by FISH and real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR)...
  10. ncbi Unexpected embryonic stem (ES) cell mutations represent a concern in gene targeting: lessons from "fierce" mice
    Ravinesh A Kumar
    Doctorate Program in Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4H4 Canada
    Genesis 38:51-7. 2004
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  11. ncbi Phenotype-genotype characterization of alpha-thalassemia mental retardation syndrome due to isolated monosomy of 16p13.3
    William T Gibson
    Department of Medical Genetics, Child and Family Research Institute, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Am J Med Genet A 146:225-32. 2008
    ..We describe detailed molecular cytogenetic and clinical findings relating to a subject with ATR-16...
  12. ncbi Screening for submicroscopic chromosomal rearrangements in Wilms tumor using whole-genome microarrays
    Shahrad Rod Rassekh
    Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology BMT, Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia Children s Hospital, 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC V6R 3M9, Canada
    Cancer Genet Cytogenet 182:84-94. 2008
    ..The breakpoints were seen in the pericentromeric regions of both chromosomes. Array CGH is useful for identifying submicroscopic changes in Wilms tumor and is more sensitive for detecting clonal abnormalities than conventional methods...
  13. ncbi Elucidation of a cryptic interstitial 7q31.3 deletion in a patient with a language disorder and mild mental retardation by array-CGH
    Christine Tyson
    Department of Pathology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Am J Med Genet A 129:254-60. 2004
    ..It has demonstrated that the array-CGH technique provides a much greater insight into submicroscopic chromosome imbalances than conventional cytogenetic techniques...
  14. ncbi Understanding the impact of 1q21.1 copy number variant
    Chansonette Harvard
    Child and Family Research Institute, Molecular Cytogenetics and Array Laboratory, 950 West 28th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Orphanet J Rare Dis 6:54. 2011
    ..Here we described the consequences of the 1q21.1 CNV on genome-wide gene expression and function of selected candidate genes within 1q21.1 using cell lines from clinically well described subjects...
  15. ncbi Oligonucleotide microarray analysis of genomic imbalance in children with mental retardation
    J M Friedman
    Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Am J Hum Genet 79:500-13. 2006
    ..This technology can detect at least twice as many potentially pathogenic de novo copy-number variants as conventional cytogenetic analysis can in people with mental retardation...
  16. ncbi Metaphase FISHing of transgenic mice recommended: FISH and SKY define BAC-mediated balanced translocation
    Brett S Abrahams
    Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Department of Medical Genetics, University of Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Genesis 36:134-41. 2003
    ..This is the first description of a BAC-mediated chromosomal rearrangement and the first application of SKY to identify transgene-induced chromosomal rearrangements...
  17. ncbi Comparative genomic hybridization of Wilms' tumor
    Shahrad Rod Rassekh
    Division of Hematology Oncology BMT, Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia s Children s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Methods Mol Biol 973:249-65. 2013
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  18. ncbi Molecular cytogenetics in reproductive pathology
    Helene Bruyere
    Cytogenetics, Department of Pathology, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Center, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Methods Mol Biol 204:299-307. 2002
    ..These molecular techniques clearly represent a significant advantage over the traditional cytogenetic technique and likely will become the predominant cytogenetic techniques in reproductive cytogenetics of the future...