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Introduction: the impact of molecular pathology on the practice of pathology

Martin H Bluth1

  • 1Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 8203 Scott Hall, 540 East Canfield, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine
|November 26, 2013
PubMed

Keywords:
GenomicsHigh throughputMethodsMolecular pathologyPolymorphismsQuality

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