1. Letter from the Editor

   • Anthony A. Killeen

   EditorialNotes 01 December 2012 Pages: 1 - 1

2. MECP2 Mutations or Polymorphisms in Mentally Retarded Boys

   • Violaine Bourdon
   • Christophe Philippe
   • Philippe Jonveaux

   Original Research Article 01 December 2012 Pages: 3 - 7

   

3. Isolation of Pneumococcal DNA from Nasopharyngeal Samples for Real-Time, Quantitative PCR

   • Annika Saukkoriipi
   • Tarja Kaijalainen
   • Maija Leinonen

   Original Research Article 01 December 2012 Pages: 9 - 15

   

4. MxA Gene Expression Analysis as an Interferon-β Bioactivity Measurement in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis and the Identification of Antibody-Mediated Decreased Bioactivity

   • Andrew R. Pachner
   • Kavitha Narayan
   • Donna Dail

   Original Research Article 01 December 2012 Pages: 17 - 25

   

5. Detection of ALK Gene Rearrangements in Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Tissue Using a Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) Probe

   • Leonard Hwan Cheong Tan
   • Elaine Do
   • Evelyn Siew Chuan Koay

   Original Research Article 01 December 2012 Pages: 27 - 33

   

6. Evaluation of Temperature Gradient Capillary Electrophoresis for Detection of the Factor V Leiden Mutation

   • Kathleen M. Murphy
   • Michael J. Hafez
   • Karin D. Berg

   Original Research Article 01 December 2012 Pages: 35 - 40

   

7. Detection of Chlamydia Pneumoniae in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis by Combination of Cell Culture and PCR

   • Stylianos Chatzipanagiotou
   • Constantinos Tsakanikas
   • Chryssoula Nicolaou

   Original Research Article 01 December 2012 Pages: 41 - 43

   

8. A One-Step Real-Time PCR Assay for Rapid Prenatal Diagnosis of Sickle Cell Disease and Detection of Maternal Contamination

   • Catherine Costa
   • Serge Pissard
   • Michel Goossens

   Original Research Article 01 December 2012 Pages: 45 - 48

   

9. Breast Cancer

   • Tracey Wright
   • Adam McGechan

   Special Article 01 December 2012 Pages: 49 - 55

10. Adis Watch

    News 01 December 2012 Pages: 69 - 71