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Advanced Diagnostic Methods in Pathology: Principles, Practice and Protocols

O’Leary T, ed. (£105.00.) Saunders, 2002. ISBN 0 7216 4976 9.

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This is a tour de force of a book, with 18 contributors. I know from experience that it is difficult for an editor to maintain uniformity under these circumstances, but Professor O’Leary has done very well here. This is an all Northern American publication, so some of the contributors’ names may not be known to us all. Nonetheless, this should not detract from a well assembled and attractively produced volume.

What makes this book especially appealing is that it combines theory, application, and methodology very well. Thus, we are presented with chapters on—for example, oncogenes and antigens—and then a series of contributions regarding the practical bases of immunocytochemical and molecular methodologies. We are taken on a trip through the systems of the body, with practical and theoretical considerations on each. These are presented in good detail and with extensive references, most of which are quite up to date.

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