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Molecular Analysis of Cancer - 68 (2002)

Boultwood, Jacqueline(Edited by)Fidler, Carrie(Edited by)
Part of the Methods in Molecular Medicine series
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Over the past 20 years, technological advances in molecular biology have proven invaluable to the understanding of the pathogenesis of human cancer.

The application of molecular technology to the study of cancer has not only led to advances in tumor diagnosis, but has also provided markers for the assessment of prognosis and disease progression.

The aim of Molecular Ana- sis of Cancer is to provide a comprehensive collection of the most up-to-date techniques for the detection of molecular changes in human cancer.

Leading researchers in the field have contributed chapters detailing practical pro- dures for a wide range of state-of-the-art techniques.

Molecular Analysis of Cancer includes chapters describing techniques for the identification of chromosomal abnormalities and comprising: fluor- cent in situ hybridization (FISH), spectral karyotyping (SKY), comparative genomic hybridization (CGH), and microsatellite analysis.

FISH has a pro- nent role in the molecular analysis of cancer and can be used for the detection of numerical and structural chromosomal abnormalities.

The recently described SKY, in which all human metaphase chromosomes are visualized in specific colors, allows for the definition of all chromosomal rearrangements and marker chromosomes in a tumor cell.

Protocols for the detection of chromosomal re- rangements by PCR and RT-PCR are described, as well as the technique of DNA fingerprinting, a powerful tool for studying somatic genetic alterations in tumorigenesis.

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Humana Press
1592591353 / 9781592591350
eBook (Adobe Pdf, EPUB)
02/02/2008
United States
302 pages
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