Representational Oligonucleotide Microarray Analysis

**Semantic type:** Occupational Activity

**Definition:** A genomic microarray-based method able to identify regions in the cancer genome that have undergone copy number fluctuation. This method is reported to be highly sensitive and quantitative, able to detect loss of a single allele. See: Genome Res. 2003 Oct;13(10):2291-305. Epub 2003 Sep 15.

**Synonyms:** - REPRESENTATIONAL OLIGONUCLEOTIDE MICROARRAY ANALYSIS - ROMA - ROMA