Molecular Diagnosis – A Game Changer
Journal Title: Journal of Indus Medical College - Year 2019, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Successful care rendered by a healthcare professional to the patient relies on specific 'diagnosis' and 'treatment' of the ailment. For decades, first-line laboratory diagnostic applications such as Gram staining, staining of haematoxylin and eosin, full blood count, and other biochemical tests have been available. They have essential limitations, however. The area of diagnostics has been dynamically transformed by molecular diagnostics. It is a branch which provides a collection of techniques in the genetic code (genome) and protein expressed by the genes (proteome) to analyse biological markers. Its function in human diseases is commonly associated with the identification of mutations and pathogens. In laboratory medicine, the continuous availability of new methods and new applications has helped to make molecular diagnostics the fastest growing field.
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Shahzad Ali Jiskani, Rizwan Ali Talpur
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