Cell Line Characterization Services
MDS has been offering cell characterization services to companies and research institutes in the areas of medicine, pharmaceuticals, tissue engineering and vaccine production since 1992. Cell Line Characterization Services are used to verify the species, identify the cell line, and to determine genetic stability of client's cell line over time in culture. All services can be tailored to our client's specific needs.
Karyotyping:
We have broad expertise in banded chromosome analysis for a wide variety of mammalian species (human, mouse, rat, cow, hamsters, dog, etc.), and our experience includes analysis of live animals and established adult and embryonic stem cell lines. The standard cytogenetic analysis can be customized to your needs if you have specific requirements different from or those here.
- Chromosome harvest of your cells at MDS
- Count of 20 metaphase spreads
- Preparation and analysis of 5 G-banded karyotypes
- Determination of Sex from 5 karyotypes
- Analysis of 2 spreads for abnormalities