RNA and DNA Diagnostics |
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Editor:
| Erdmann, Volker A. Jurga, Stefan Barciszewski, Jan |
Series title: | RNA Technologies Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-3-319-17304-7 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2015 |
Publisher: | Springer International Publishing AG
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Imprint: | Springer |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $109.99 |
Book Description:
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The aim of molecular diagnostics is preferentially to detect a developing disease before any symptoms appear. There has been a significant increase, fueled by technologies from the human genome project, in the availability of nucleic acid sequence information for all living organisms including bacteria and viruses. When combined with a different type of instrumentation applied, the resulting diagnostics is specific and sensitive. Nucleic acid-based medical diagnosis detects specific...
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The aim of molecular diagnostics is preferentially to detect a developing disease before any symptoms appear. There has been a significant increase, fueled by technologies from the human genome project, in the availability of nucleic acid sequence information for all living organisms including bacteria and viruses. When combined with a different type of instrumentation applied, the resulting diagnostics is specific and sensitive. Nucleic acid-based medical diagnosis detects specific DNAs or RNAs from the infecting organism or virus and a specific gene or the expression of a gene associated with a disease. Nucleic acid approaches also stimulate a basic science by opening lines of inquiry that will lead to greater understanding of the molecules at the center of life. One can follow Richard Feynman's famous statement "What I cannot create, I do not understand."