TY - BOOK AU - Patrinos,George P. AU - Ansorge,Wilhelm J. AU - Danielson,Phillip B. TI - Molecular diagnostics SN - 9780128029718 [hardbound] PY - 2017/// CY - Amsterdam PB - Elsevier KW - Molecular diagnosis KW - Genetic screening N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: 1 Molecular diagnostics: past, present, and future -- 2 Describing DNA variants (mutation nomenclature) -- 3 Low- and medium-throughput variant detection methods: a historical perspective -- 4 Quantitative polymerase chain reaction -- 5 Integrated polymerase chain reaction technologies -- 6 High-resolution melting curve analysis for molecular diagnostics -- 7 Molecular techniques for DNA methylation studies -- 8 Perspectives for future DNA sequencing techniques and applications -- 9 Advanced personal genome sequencing as the ultimate diagnostic test -- 10 Application of padlock and selector probes in molecular medicine -- 11 Advances in microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip technologies -- 12 Protein diagnostics by proximity ligation: combining multiple recognition and DNA amplification for improved protein analyses -- 13 Application of proteomics to medical diagnostics -- 14 Molecular cytogenetics in molecular diagnostics -- 15 Cytogenomics of solid tumors by next-generation sequencing: a clinical perspective -- 16 Pharmocogenomics in clinical care and drug discovery -- 17 Nutrigenomics: integrating genomic approaches into nutrition research -- 18 DNA microarrays and genetic testing -- 19 Bioinformatics tools for data analysis -- 20 Genomic databases: emerging tools for molecular diagnostics -- 21 Molecular diagnostic applications in forensic science -- 22 New perspectives in mass disaster victim identification assisted by DNA typing and forensic genomics -- 23 Preimplantation genetic diagnosis -- 24 Noninvasive cell-free DNA prenatal testing for fetal aneuploidy in maternal blood -- 25 Genetic testing and psychology -- 26 Genomic medicine in developing countries and resource-limited environments -- 27 Public understanding of genetic testing and obstacles to genetics literacy -- 28 Safety and the biorepository -- 29 Quality assurance in genetic laboratories ER -