CRC Handbook of Gene Level Diagnostics in Clinical Practice

CONTENT: General Aspects of Gene Level Evaluation: Survey of Techniques and Application: Introduction. A Survey of Newer Gene Probing Techniques. Prenatal Diagnosis. Aging. DNA Repair. Drug Resistance. Metastasis. Gene Level Evaluation of Selected Disorders of the Heart, Lung, Gastrointestinal Tract, and Tumors of the Head and Neck: Atherosclerosis and Coronary Heart Disease. Gastrointestinal Diseases. Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Pancreas. Cystic Fibrosis. Lung. Tumors of the Head and Neck. Gene Level Evaluation of Selected Breast, Gynecologic and Urologic Tumors: Breast. Tumors of the Uterine Cervix and Endometrium. Ovarian Neoplasms. Prostate Neoplasms. Kidney and Urinary Bladder. Wilms' Tumor. Gene Level Evaluation of Selected Endocrine Disorders: Diabetes Mellitus. Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders. Adrenal Gland and Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 1 and 2. Gene Level Evaluation of Selected Neurologic and Connective Tissue Disorders: Muscle, Bone, and Skin Disorders. Neurologic and Mental Disorders. Gene Level Analysis of Selected Infectious Diseases: Molecular Biological Tools for Analysis of Infections. Enteric Pathogens. Respiratory Pathogens. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Pathogens Causing Multisystem Infections. Pathogens Transmitted by Arthropods. Parasites. Selected Aspects of Gene Level Evaluation in Hematology: Hemoglobinopathies. Coagulopathies. Lymphoid and Myeloid Malignancies. Index.