Molecular Genetic Pathology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Cheng, Liang (Editor), Zhang, David Y. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2008.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human genetics.; Molecular biology.; Pathology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Human Genetics.; Molecular Medicine.

Molecular Genetic Pathology presents up-to-date material containing fundamental information relevant to the clinical practice of molecular genetic pathology. Part I examines the clinical areas of molecular biology, genomics, pharmacogenomics and proteomics, while Part II covers the molecular areas o...

Table of Contents:

• General Sections
• Principles of Clinical Molecular Biology
• Principles of Clinical Cytogenetics
• Diagnostic Methodology and Technology
• Tissue Microarrays and Biomarker Validation
• Laser Capture Microdissection
• Clinical Flow Cytometry
• Conceptual Evolution in Cancer Biology
• Clinical Genomics in Oncology
• Clinical Proteomics
• Clinical Pharmacogenomics
• Clonality Analysis in Modern Oncology and Surgical Pathology
• Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) and Conventional Cytogenetics for Hematology and Oncology Diagnosis
• Instrumentation
• Genetic Inheritance and Population Genetics
• Genetic Counseling
• Disease-Based Sections
• Molecular Medical Genetics
• Prenatal Diagnosis
• Familial Cancer Syndromes
• Molecular Testing for Solid Tumors
• Molecular Pathology of the Central Nervous System
• Molecular Virology
• Molecular Bacteriology, Mycology, and Parasitology
• Molecular Testing for Coagulopathies
• Molecular Hemoglobinopathies
• Molecular Diagnostics of Lymphoid Malignancies
• Molecular Diagnostics of Myeloid Leukemias
• The HLA System and Transfusion Medicine
• Molecular Forensic Pathology
• Gene Therapy
• Ethical and Legal Issues in Molecular Testing
• Quality Assurance and Laboratory Inspection.