Chromosomal imbalances in human bladder urothelial carcinoma: similarities and differences between biopsy samples and cancer stem-like cells

Table 1 Conventional chromosomal analysis

Patient	Histotype	N. of metaphases	Range of chr/cell	Median	Modal number	% cells with
Patient	Histotype	N. of metaphases	Range of chr/cell	Median	Modal number	n±	2n±	3n±	4n±	5n±	6n±	7n±
6	LG NI	1	21			100
7	LG NI	1	46				100
11	LG NI	2	44-45				100
10	LG NI	13	27-162	78	80	7.7	7.7	61.5	15.4			7.7
9	LG NI	93	26-83	41	41	12.9	84.9	1.1	1.1
16	LG I	1	80					100
20	HG NI	13	30-118	46	45	7.7	61.5	15.4	7.7	7.7
17	HG NI	3	77-83	78	ND			66.7	33.3
19	HG NI	57	39-159	83	83	7	30	61.4			1.8
21	HG I	6	36-123	42.5	ND		83.3			16.7
25	HG I	14	46-121	73.5	70		7.1	78.6		14.3
23	HG I	12	21-73	48	ND	25	41.7	33.3
24	HG I	152	20-152	72	75	3.3	9.9	86.2				0.6

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