Authors: Gaurav Prakash Anupriya Kaur Pankaj Malhotra Alka Khadwal Prashant Sharma Vikas Suri Neelam Varma Subhash Varma
Publish Date: 2015/09/16
Volume: 32, Issue: 1, Pages: 18-31
Abstract
Rapidly changing field of genetic technology and its application in the management of hematological malignancies has brought significant improvement in treatment and outcome of these disorders Today genetics plays pivotal role in diagnosis and prognostication of most hematologic neoplasms The utilization of genetic tests in deciding specific treatment of various hematologic malignancies as well as for evaluation of depth of treatment response is rapidly advancing Therefore it is imperative for practitioners working in the field of hematooncology to have sufficient understanding of the basic concepts of genetics in order to comprehend upcoming molecular research in this area and to translate the same for patient care
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