Maika G. Mitchell - Molecular Pathology and the Dynamics of Disease

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Maika G. Mitchell

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Molecular Pathology and the Dynamics of Disease, the first edition, is the improved understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms of diseases. Novel molecular assays not only aid in a disease diagnosis, but also disease prognosis. Similarly modulation of biological pathways for the treatment of a disease is becoming a reality. The molecular structure and function of a normal and abnormal gene product enables the determination of highly relevant diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic information.

Classically trained physicians and scientists, respectively, are bombarded daily with basic standard-of-care and translational data on the mechanisms of health and disease. It is of great significance to generate technological resources capable of:

Molecular Pathology and the Dynamics of Disease integrates the traditional knowledge of physiological and pathological processes with a balanced emphasis on fundamental concepts, timely advances in cellular and molecular mechanisms, and applied pathology. The textbook is organized into several sections, each of which includes chapters that progressively and cohesively elaborate on pertinent SOPs in molecular medicine and molecular pathology.

The textbook is written and presented as a one-stop and comprehensive reference on molecular medicine for basic, translational and clinical researchers, bioinformaticians, and physicians. I anticipate this textbook to be of value to pathologists, oncologists, molecular biologists, physiologists, biochemists, and immunohistochemists. This textbook is also suitable for medical students, graduate students, residents, clinical laboratorians, and fellows with an interest in molecular biology. The format of the textbook is meant to serve as a ready reference to relevant topics in the molecular-based medicine, thus providing a practical disease-based integrative resource on the molecular pathology of disease.

Molecular pathology, a rapidly expanding discipline connecting pathology and molecular biology, is providing a deeper insight and understanding of the molecular basis of the etiology and pathogenesis of human disease. This well-laid-out book covers the basic principles of molecular pathology, explains the most important molecular diagnostic techniques in user-friendly language, and describes their applications across a broad range of human diseases and problems, including cancer, hereditary disorders, identity testing, and infectious diseases.

Pathogenesis; pathology; molecular medicine

Molecular pathology, a rapidly expanding discipline connecting pathology and molecular biology, is providing a deeper insight and understanding of the molecular basis of the etiology and pathogenesis of human disease. This well-laid-out book covers the basic principles of molecular pathology, explains the most important molecular diagnostic techniques in user-friendly language, and describes their applications across a broad range of human diseases and problems, including cancer, hereditary disorders, identity testing, and infectious diseases.