This brand-new reference covers the full range of common molecular diagnostic principles and tests used in everyday practice. Practical and clinically focused, it discusses basic concepts as well as their clinical applications-including molecular tests for hematopathology, solid tumors, genetics, and identity testing.

Contents

DIAGNOSTIC MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY
A volume in The Major Problems In Pathology Series

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Basics of Molecular Biology
3. Molecular Methods in the Diagnostic Laboratory
4. Sarcomas
5. Carcinomas
6. Leukemias and Lymphomas
7. Infectious Diseases
8. Genetics
9. Identity Testing
10. The Future of Molecular Diagnostics