Molecular Diagnostics

College of Health Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

• Section I Fundamentals of Molecular Biology Chapter 1: Nucleic Acids Chapter 2: Genotype to Phenotype Chapter 3: Gene Expression and Epigenetics Section II Common Techniques in Molecular Biology Chapter 4: Collection, Isolation and Quantification of Nucleic Acids Chapter 5: Resolution and Detection of Nucleic Acids Chapter 6: Analysis and Characterization of Nucleic Acids and Proteins Chapter 7: Nucleic Acid Amplification Chapter 8: Human Chromosomal Structure and Structural Variants Chapter 9: Targeted Variant Detection Chapter 10: Molecular Sequencing Section III Molecular Techniques in the Clinical Laboratory Chapter 11: Molecular Variants and Human Identification Chapter 12: Detection and Identification of Microorganisms Chapter 13: Molecular Detection of Inherited Diseases Chapter 14: Molecular Oncology Chapter 15: DNA-Based Tissue Typing Chapter 16: Quality Assurance and Quality Control in the Molecular Laboratory Appendix A: Study Question Answers  Appendix B: Answers to Case Studies  Glossary  Index