TY - BOOK AU - Bruns,David E. AU - Ashwood,Edward R. AU - Burtis,Carl A. TI - Fundamentals of molecular diagnostics SN - 9781416037378 (hbk.) AV - RB43.7 PY - 2007/// CY - St. Louis PB - Saunders/Elsevier KW - Molecular diagnosis KW - Molecular biology KW - Nucleic acids KW - Genomes KW - Molecular Biology KW - Genome KW - Diagnosis KW - Pedigree KW - Genetic Diseases, Inborn KW - diagnosis N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Principles of molecular biology -- Genomes and nucleic acid alterations -- Specimen collection and processing -- Nucleic acid isolation -- Nucleic acid techniques -- Miniaturization: DNA chips and devices -- Design and operation of a molecular diagnostics laboratory -- Introduction to evidence-based molecular diagnostics -- Inherited diseases -- Identity assessment -- Molecular methods in diagnosis and monitoring of infectious diseases -- Pharmacogenetics -- Molecular genetics in diagnosis of human cancers -- Reference information N2 - Explaining and clarifying the molecular techniques used in diagnostic testing, this book covers the principles of molecular biology along with genomes and nucleic acid alterations, techniques and instrumentation, and applications of molecular diagnostics. It includes illustrations and tables. ER -