Molecular Aspects of Hematologic Malignancies, 2012 Diagnostic Tools and Clinical Applications Coll. Principles and Practice

This book provides a state-of-the-art approach to the molecular basis of hematologic diseases and its translation into improved diagnostics and novel therapeutic strategies. Several representative hemato-oncologic malignancies are analyzed in detail: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, B-cell Non-Hodgkin lymphomas, multiple myeloma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes, and myeloproliferative neoplasms. Experts in the field describe the molecular methods applied for modern diagnostics and therapies, such as hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, donor recipient matching, banking of biological material, analyses of post-transplant chimerism, and minimal residual disease monitoring. The volume concludes with an extensive section comprising thorough step-by-step protocols of molecular techniques in hematology, all of them validated in the authors? own laboratories.

This book consists of 29 chapters and is divided into the following four Parts: Part I  Molecular biology of Selected Hemato-oncologic Diseases.- Part II  Diagnostics and Monitoring of Therapy of Hemato-oncologic Diseases.- Part III  Molecular Procedures Involved in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.- Part IV  Molecular Diagnostic Protocols.