Pathological Specimens And Genomic Medicine: Emerging Issues (Hardcover)

Pathological Specimens and Genomic Medicine - Emerging Issues surveys various fields and medical disciplines related to the implementation of the new field of genomic medicine. The book includes sections on specimen processing, the effects of tissue fixation and storage impact on downstream molecular assays, image analysis and its role in the pathology workflow, molecular evaluation of samples, and how to present data to clinicians. The book contains examples of cases where these innovative technologies are applied in the real world, and also presents a look in to the future of the field of genomic medicine.