1. Edition - October 2006
99.90 Euro
2006. 186 Pages, Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0-471-78407-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-471-78407-4 - John Wiley & Sons








Short description
This book is the first of its kind in dealing with direct clinical application of microarray data to oncology diagnosis, with the intention of speeding and specifying diagnosis, thus resulting in better treatment for cancer patients. Replete with examples and mini-cases, the book offers cancer researchers in private, pharmacologic, and governmental institutions, biomedical statisticians, and practicing oncologists concise, thoughtfully authored guidance on the use iof microarray data and analysis as clinical tools.

From the contents
Preface.

Acnowldegments.

1. Introduction to DNA Microarray Technology.

2. Image Analysis.

3. Basic Data Analysis.

4. Visualization by Reduction of Dimensionality.

5. Cluster Analysis.

6. Molecular Classifiers for Cancer.

7. Survival Analysis.

8. Meta-Analysis.

9. The Design of Probes.

10. Software Issues and Data Formats.

11. Breast Cancer.

12. Leukemia.

13. Lymphoma.

14. Lung Cancer.

15. Bladder Cancer.

16. Colon Cancer.

17. Ovarian Cancer.

18. Prostate Cancer.

19. Melanoma.

20. Brain Tumors.

21. Organ or Tissue Specific Classification.

22. Sample Collection and Stability.

References.

Index.