Current trends in molecular diagnostics

Med Device Technol. 2002 Nov;13(9):14-8.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biotechnology
  • DNA / genetics
  • Europe
  • Humans
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / instrumentation
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / trends*
  • Nanotechnology
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Proteomics
  • RNA / genetics

Substances

  • RNA
  • DNA