Molecular pathology in anatomic pathology practice: A review of basic principles

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 248-260

  Hunt, Jennifer L ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CHROMOSOME; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA PURIFICATION; DNA STRUCTURE; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LABORATORY TEST; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; REVIEW; RNA STRUCTURE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

DNA; HUMANS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA;

EID: 38949191601     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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