The XL TP53/17cen probe is a qualitative, non-automated test for the detection of deletions of the TP53 gene region at 17p13 by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). The product is intended as a diagnostic aid and assists in disease monitoring. The test population consists of patients with confirmed or suspected acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), myelodysplastic neoplasms (MDS), multiple myeloma (MM) and non-Hodgkin-lymphomas (NHL). Hybridization is to be performed on methanol/acetic-acid fixed cells derived from bone marrow or peripheral blood for ALL, AML, CLL and MDS, on methanol/acetic-acid fixed plasma cells for MM and on methanol/acetic-acid fixed cells derived from involved lymph node, involved bone marrow or other involved tissue for NHL.