title: Molecular diagnostics in China.
abstract: Molecular diagnostics is changing the face of clinical laboratories and laboratory medicine. The case of China is no exception. In the present paper, a brief description on this promising discipline is given first, followed by an overview of the development of molecular diagnostics in China. Work done in the author's own laboratory is introduced in the third part and a short discussion on the challenges ahead is provided last.
authors.affiliation: Research Laboratory, Center for Laboratory Medicine, Fuzhou General Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China. fhlan@pub5.fz.fj.cn
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lan
mesh_terms: D000326:Adrenoleukodystrophy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D002681:China; D020147:Coagulation Protein Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000639:trends; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008708:Methemoglobinemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000639:trends*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data