%0 Journal Article %T Methodological guidelines for genetic safety testing of cell transplants. %A Bochkov NP %A Nikitina VA %A Voronina ES %A Kuleshov NP %J Bull Exp Biol Med %V 148 %N 4 %D Oct 2009 %M 20396769 %F 0.737 %R 10.1007/s10517-010-0793-7 %X A combination of karyotyping and aneuploidy analysis by interphase fluorescent in situ hybridization is a sensitive method for evaluation of genetic stability of stem cell cultures. The methodology and specific features of preparing and analyzing the cytogenetic preparations are described as exemplified by human multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells.