Demystified... Molecular pathology in oncology.
In the past 10 years, molecular biology has found major applications in pathology, particularly in oncology. This has been a field of enormous expansion, where pure science has found a place in clinical practice and is now of everyday use in any academic unit. This demystified review will discuss the techniques used in molecular pathology and then provide examples of how these can be used in oncology.
Crocker
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Department of Histopathology, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham B9 5SS, UK. crockej@heartsol.wmids.nhs.uk
D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization / Q000379:methods; D009857:Oncogenes; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods