Molecular Pathology in Clinical Practice

✍ Scribed by Deborah Ann Payne PhD, ClSp(MB), CLDir(NCA)D (auth.), Debra G. B. Leonard MD, PhD, Adam Bagg MD, Angela M. Caliendo MD, PhD, Karen L. Kaul MD, PhD, Vivianna M. Van Deerlin MD, PhD (eds.)

Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
Year: 2007
Tongue: English
Leaves: 589
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Molecular Pathology in Clinical Practice addresses all areas of molecular pathology clinical practice in a single text, including: molecular biology basics, genetics, infectious diseases, hematopathology, solid tumors, HLA typing, identity testing and laboratory management. This text will provide a comprehensive reference for molecular pathologists as well as the practicing molecular pathologist and trainees. Includes 189 illustrations, 45 in color.

Debra G.B. Leonard, MD, PhD is Professor and Vice Chair of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Basics of Molecular Biology....Pages 1-13
Molecular Pathology Methods....Pages 15-40
Front Matter....Pages 41-41
Genetic Counseling....Pages 43-48
Pedigree Analysis and Risk Assessment....Pages 49-60
Bayesian Analysis....Pages 61-72
Developmental Disabilities....Pages 73-86
Neuromuscular Diseases....Pages 87-96
Molecular Genetic Testing for Metabolic Disorders....Pages 97-107
Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor-Related Skeletal Disorders....Pages 109-116
Cystic Fibrosis....Pages 117-123
Deafness....Pages 125-133
Coagulation Disorders....Pages 135-150
Hematologic Disorders: Hemochromatosis, Hemoglobinopathies, and Rh Incompatibility....Pages 151-160
Cardiovascular Disease....Pages 161-177
Neurodegenerative Disorders....Pages 179-189
Skin and Connective Tissue Disorders....Pages 191-203
Front Matter....Pages 205-205
Inherited Breast Cancer....Pages 207-214
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis and Turcot and Peutz-Jeghers Syndromes....Pages 215-222
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer....Pages 223-232
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes....Pages 233-242
Front Matter....Pages 205-205
The Neurofibromatoses....Pages 243-250
TP53 Mutation and Li-Fraumeni Syndrome....Pages 251-261
von Hippel-Lindau Disease....Pages 263-266
Front Matter....Pages 267-267
Breast Cancer....Pages 269-278
Urothelial Carcinoma....Pages 279-285
Sarcomas....Pages 287-297
Gliomas....Pages 299-304
Molecular Detection of Occult Tumor Cells....Pages 305-311
Microarray Studies (Beyond Histology)....Pages 313-318
Front Matter....Pages 319-319
Acute Myeloid Leukemia....Pages 321-335
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia....Pages 337-347
B-Cell Lymphomas....Pages 349-364
T-Cell Lymphomas....Pages 365-371
Lymphoproliferations of Immunodeficiency....Pages 373-382
Myeloproliferative Disorders and Myelodysplastic Syndromes....Pages 383-396
Front Matter....Pages 397-397
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1....Pages 399-410
Hepatitis B and C Viruses....Pages 411-424
Viral Infections in Transplant Patients....Pages 425-435
Viral Infections of the Central Nervous System....Pages 437-446
Sexually Transmitted Diseases....Pages 447-458
Front Matter....Pages 397-397
Respiratory Pathogens....Pages 459-469
Bacterial Pathogens....Pages 471-480
Mycobacterial Infections....Pages 481-488
Front Matter....Pages 489-489
Forensic DNA Typing....Pages 491-506
Parentage and Relationship Testing....Pages 507-515
Assessment of Chimerism in the Setting of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation....Pages 517-531
Specimen Identification Through DNA Analysis....Pages 533-537
Front Matter....Pages 539-539
Molecular HLA Typing....Pages 541-550
Front Matter....Pages 551-551
Molecular Pathology Laboratory Management....Pages 553-575
From Research to Clinical Practice....Pages 577-582
Back Matter....Pages 583-600

✦ Subjects

Pathology; Oncology; Human Genetics

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