title: [Techniques, strategies, and uses of molecular biology in medicine].
abstract: In this article we describe part of the molecular biology techniques that are currently employed in medicine. At present, with these techniques, we can understand the molecular mechanisms of some inherited, infectious, and neoplastic diseases, as well as the possibility of achieving gene therapy with the production and application of recombinant proteins. Other important aplications will be in the early diagnosis of genetic, infectious and neoplastic diseases.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación sobre enfermedades infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Mor., México.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cerezo Román
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Madrid Marina
mesh_terms: D003001:Cloning, Molecular / Q000379:methods; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D004274:DNA, Recombinant / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D005818:Genetic Engineering / Q000379:methods; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000379:methods; D014162:Transfection / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D004274:DNA, Recombinant