To begin with, Human Pharmacology is a moderately priced book that makes no pretense to be as encyclopedic as Goodman and Gilman. One of the main advantages of the book is its consistency of presentation. Each chapter is presented in five sections: (1) therapeutic overview; (2) mechanisms of action; (3) pharmacokinetics; (4) relation of mechanisms of action to clinical response; and (5) side ef...

Genomic instability is a hallmark of cancer, and it is well-known that in several cancers the karyotype is unstable and rapidly evolving. Molecular cytogenetics has contributed to the description and interpretation of cancer karyotypes, in particular through multicolor FISH approaches which can define even complex chromosome rearrangements. The introduction of genome-wide methods has made avail...

Although presently known as an environmentally-related disease and appears mostly sporadic, cancer is regarded as a genetic disease based on the presence of gene mutation as a consistent factor. The "Philadelphia Chromosome" found consistently among chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients was the first significant finding of a chromosomal abnormality specifically related to a particular disease...

Although presently known as an environmentally-related disease and appears mostly sporadic, cancer is regarded as a genetic disease based on the presence of genetic mutation as a consistent factor. The “Philadelphia Chromosome” found consistently among chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients was the first significant finding of a chromosomal abnormality specifically related to a particular dise...

Cytogeneticists recognize that karyotypic abnormalities are associated with specific malignancies. In 1960, Nowell described the Philadelphia chromosome (Ph) and its relationship to chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Subsequent work in molecular genetics and biology has revealed that the Ph is a translocation that causes fusion of gene sites that code for the break cluster region (BCR) and the...

The 'Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology' (http://www.infobiogen.fr/services/chromcancer) is an Internet database aimed at genes involved in cancer, cytogenetics and clinical entities in cancer, and cancer-prone diseases. It presents information in concise and updated reviews (cards) or longer texts (deep insights), a (new) case report section, a huge portal towards g...