title: DNA diagnostics--molecular techniques and automation.
abstract: Molecular biology has revolutionized the understanding of many aspects of human disease. Ongoing developments in DNA diagnostics--the analysis of disease at the nucleic acid level--will soon provide automated, rapid, and inexpensive analyses for DNA or RNA sequences associated with genetic, malignant, and infectious diseases. DNA diagnostics will also facilitate the identification of disease-associated genes at birth, thus creating new opportunities for preventive medicine.
mesh_terms: D001331:Automation; D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / Q000378:metabolism; D003933:Diagnosis; D005784:Gene Amplification; D006801:Humans; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000379:methods*; D015341:Nucleic Acid Probes
chemical_list: D015341:Nucleic Acid Probes; D004247:DNA; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase