[edited by] John D. Pfeifer ; with contributions by Daniel A. Arber ... [et al.]
Philadelphia :
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins,
c2006
474 p. :
ill. (some col.) ;
29 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Structure and function of DNA and RNA -- DNA damage, mutations, and repair -- Cytogenetics -- Fluorescence in situ hybridization / Arie Perry -- Polymerase chain reaction -- Nucleic acid electrophoresis and hybridization -- DNA sequence analysis -- Sensitivity and specificity issues -- Microarrays / Mark A. Watson -- Clinical testing of patient specimens / Barbara A. Zehnbauer -- Tumors of soft tissue and bone -- Endocrine system -- Molecular diagnostics in hematopathology / M. Rajan Mariappan and Daniel A. Arber -- Neural tumors and neuromuscular diseases / Pang-hsien Tu, Christine E. Fuller, and Arie Perry -- Gastrointestinal tract -- Reproductive organs -- Urinary tract -- Skin -- Lung and mediastinum -- Breast -- Head and neck -- Infectious diseases -- Identity determination -- The future