Cancer Genomics for the Clinician

Herausgeber: Govindan, Ramaswamy; Devarakonda, Siddhartha

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A practical guide to cancer genomics and its application to cancer diagnosis and care. Each chapter provides explanations of concepts, terminology, and methods. Also included are tips for interpreting and analysing molecular data, and discussion of molecular predictors for targeted therapies covering haematologic malignancies and solid tumours.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 128mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 197g
• ISBN-13: 9780826168672
• ISBN-10: 0826168671
• Artikelnr.: 54154350

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Genetic Alterations in Cancer
Deepali Jain, Brett H. Herzog, and Leonard B. Maggi, Jr.
2. Tumor Mutational Profiling by Next-Generation Sequencing
Samantha N. McNulty, Latisha Love-Gregory, and Jonathan W. Heusel
3. Bioinformatics: What a Clinician Should Know
Irena Lanc and Arpad Danos
4. Tumor Heterogeneity
Alex H. Wagner, Kilannin Krysiak, Katie M. Campbell, and Erica K. Barnell
5. Epigenetic Alterations in Cancer
Erica C. Pehrsson, Hyo Sik Jang, and Ting Wang
6. Cell-Free DNA in Cancer Diagnosis and Follow Up
Bruna Pellini Ferreira and Daniel Morgensztern
7. Optimizing Targeted Therapies Using Next-Generation Sequencing
Brett H. Herzog and Saiama N. Waqar
Index