Current trends in molecular diagnostics
Jain, K.K.
Medical Device Technology 13(9): 14-18
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 1048-6690 PMID: 12534152 Document Number: 548601
Rapid progress in molecular diagnostics is expected to fundamentally change health care. This review of some of the latest innovations covers developments in polymerase chain reaction (PCR), several nonPCR methods, and biochips and nanotechnology, which have accelerated advances in the analysis of nucleic acids and proteins. The greatest impact is likely to be in the integration of diagnosis and therapy and the development of individualized treatment.