Molecular diagnostics is an indispensable and rapidly evolving component of modern pathology. The field focuses on analyzing genomic alterations in tissue to improve disease diagnosis, prognosis, and targeted therapy. DNA and RNA abnormalities, including mutations, gene fusions, and copy number alterations, are increasingly investigated to support disease classification and treatment selection.
The interpretation of these findings is essential because of their diagnostic, therapeutic, and hereditary implications.
Molecular diagnostics therefore requires close collaboration between pathologists, clinical geneticists, laboratory specialists, bioinformaticians, and treating physicians to translate genomic information into optimal patient care.
