This volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series packs today's most essential cell and tissue base molecular pathology into a compact, high-yield format! It focuses on the state of the art in practical validated molecular diagnostics as applied across the fields of surgical pathology and cytology.With an emphasis on current, clinically valid, and diagnostically important applications today and in the near future, you can be assured you're getting the most up-to-date, authoritative coverage available. Its pragmatic, well-organized approach, nearly 250 full-color illustrations, and at-a-glance boxes and tables make the information you need easy to access. Practical and affordable,this resource is ideal for study and review as well as everyday clinical practice! INDICE: SECTION I. MOLECULAR PRINCIPLESChapter 1 Molecular Biology Basics for the Pathologist, Ilka WarshawskyChapter 2 Quality Assurance of Molecular Assays, Wayne W. GrodySECTION II. MOLECULAR TOOLS AND TECHNIQUESChapter 3 Overview of Molecular Diagnostic Techniques and Instrumentation, Daniel H. Farkas and Carol A. HollandChapter 4 Conventional and Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Aaron Bossler and Vivianna Van DeerlinChapter 5 Loss of Heterozygosity, Jennifer L. HuntChapter 6 Direct Genome Sequencing in Diagnostic Pathology, Gurunathan Murugesan and Gary W. ProcopChapter 7 Array-Based Comparative Genomic Hybridization in the Analysis of Genomic Alterations in Human Disease, Marek Skacel, Ana Ambu Siva, and Raymond R. TubbsChapter 8 Expression Arrays: Discovery and Validation, Neal Poulin and Torsten O. NielsenChapter 9 Epigenetics: DNA Hypermethylation in Cancer, Bin YangChapter 10 Tissue Microarrays, Ziad PeerwaniChapter 11 Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization, James R. CookChapter 12 Bright Field in Situ Hybridization, Ricardo V. Lloyd, Xiang Qian, and Long JinChapter 13 Immunoglobulin and T-Cell Receptor Gene Rearrangement, Margaret L. GulleyChapter 14 Monitoring of Minimal Residual Hematologic Disease, Cuihong Wei, Jeffrey H. Lipton, and Suzanne Kamel-ReidChapter 15 Molecular Detectionof Circulating Tumor Cells, Karen L. KaulChapter 16 Intraoperative Molecular Staging Using Real-Time PCR, Tony E. GodfreySECTION III. DIAGNOSTIC MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY APPLICATIONSChapter 17, Molecular Cytopathology, Karen S. Gustafson and Douglas P. ClarkChapter 18 Molecular Diagnosis of Infectious Agents in Tissue, Randall T. Hayden and Gary W. ProcopChapter 19 Molecular Neuropathology, Richard PraysonChapter 20 Molecular Pathology of the Cardiovascular System, Carmela D. Tan and E. Rene RodriguezChapter 21 Molecular Pulmonary Pathology, Samuel Yousem and Sanja DacicChapter 22 Molecular Dermatopathology, Alexander J.F. Lazar, Jason W. Nash, and Abdul Hafeez DiwanChapter 23 Molecular Gastrointestinal, Liver, and Pancreatic Pathology, Rish K. Pai, Rebecca Wilcox, and JohnHartChapter 24 Molecular Endocrine Pathology, Jennifer L. HuntChapter 25 Molecular Hematopathology, James R. CookChapter 26 Molecular Pathology of Bone andSoft Tissue Tumors, Brian P. Rubin, Alexander J.F. Lazar, and Andre OliveiraChapter 27 Molecular Pathology of Breast Cancer, David G. HicksChapter 28 Molecular Genitourinary Pathology, Donna E. Hansel, Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, and Ming ZhouChapter 29 Molecular Gynecologic Pathology, Monica Prasad Hayes, Edyta C. Pirog, and Lora Hedrick EllensonChapter 30 Pediatric Molecular Pathology, Robin LeGallo
- ISBN: 978-0-443-06901-7
- Editorial: Churchill Livingstone
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 490
- Fecha Publicación: 18/11/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés