02414nam a22002417a 4500003000900000005001700009008004100026020001800067020001800085040004800103082002200151100003000173245010200203250001700305260003800322300003700360504002000397520166300417650003202080700003202112942001302144999001502157BD-ChVAS20260723110757.0251208s2010 nyu 000 0 eng  a9781588293565 a9781592599288 aBD-ChVASbengeBD-ChVAScBD-ChVASdBD-ChVAS 223a616.0756bCOM aColeman, William B.9312410aMolecular diagnostics :bfor the clinical laboratorian /cWilliam B. Coleman, Gregory J.Tsongalis a2nd edition. aNew York :bHuman Press ;cc2010. axvii, 567 p. :billas. ;c26 cm. aIncludes index. a"Molecular technology continues to grow in importance in patient care. Training of health-care professionals routinely includes molecular biology, from laboratory techniques to therapeutic decisions. This textbook was written to provide fundamental knowledge of molecular biology, molecular methods, and their clinical applications. The primary audience for this text is students enrolled in Medical Laboratory Science programs at all levels. It explains basic molecular biology underlying the principles of molecular methods designed for diagnostic and prognostic applications. Examples of applications of molecular-based assays, along with case studies included in the text illustrate the use and interpretation of molecular assays in patient care. Students who are first learning about molecular-based assays will benefit from the explanation of fundamental principles in the first section of this text. Practitioners who are performing and interpreting molecular assays may find the second section a helpful resource for troubleshooting and implementing additional molecular-based assays in their laboratories as well as a general reference. The third section offers examples of applications of the fundamentals and methods described in the first two sections. New to this edition are expanded descriptions of human identification for application to parentage testing, chimerism analysis, ancestry testing, and genetic genealogy. This text is thus appropriate for those in a variety of health-related disciplines to assist in understanding the purpose and principles of the molecular diagnostic tests that they are ordering and applied to patient care"-- aMolecular diagnostics93973 aTsongalis, Gregory J.93127 2ddccBKR c3486d3486