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Molecular Techniques and Methods Applied in Cytology

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Part of the book series: Essentials in Cytopathology ((EICP,volume 26))

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Cytological samples stand as an important alternative to tissue specimens for molecular assays, especially in impediment clinical scenarios. The most common molecular tests currently used in routine clinical practice applied to cytology, the array of cytological specimens that can be potentially used for molecular analysis, and the main issues related to biorepository for cytological materials for future tests are reviewed. Basic concepts on the alterations to be detected by different molecular techniques are also discussed.

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  1. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, 11th floor, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5G 2C4

    Gilda da Cunha Santos M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Department of Pathology, Santa Casa de Sao Paulo School of Medical Sciences, Rua Cesário Mota Jr, 61, Sao Paulo, SP, 01221-020, Brazil

    Mauro Ajaj Saieg M.D., Ph.D.

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  1. Director of Molecular Cytopathology Department of Pathology, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Bin Yang

  2. Director of Cytopathology Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Jianyu Rao

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da Cunha Santos, G., Saieg, M.A. (2016). Molecular Techniques and Methods Applied in Cytology. In: Yang, B., Rao, J. (eds) Molecular Cytopathology. Essentials in Cytopathology, vol 26. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30741-1_2

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