Genetics and Molecular Biology

Molecular Genetic Pathology

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Molecular genetic pathology is an emerging discipline within the pathology which is focused in the study and diagnosis of disease through examination of molecules within the organs, tissues or body fluids. A key consideration is more accurate diagnosis is possible when the diagnosis is based on both morphologic changes in tissues traditional anatomic pathology and on molecular testing. Molecular Genetic Pathology is commonly used in diagnosis of cancer and infectious diseases. Integration of "molecular pathology" and "epidemiology" led to interdisciplinary field, termed "molecular pathological epidemiology" (MPE), which represents integrative molecular biologic and population health science.