Genes, Chromosomes, and Disease: From Simple Traits, to Complex Traits, to Personalized Medicine

This very readable overview of the rise and transformations of medical genetics and of the eugenic impulses that have been inspired by the emerging understanding of the genetic basis of many diseases and disabilities is based on a popular nonmajors course, "Social Implications of Genetics,"...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Gillham, Nicholas W Author (author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	Inglés
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] FT Press 2011
Edition:	1st edition
Subjects:	Genetic disorders > Susceptibility. Human chromosomes. Chromosomes, Mammalian. Investigative Techniques. Biology. Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities. Disease Susceptibility. Genotype. Biological Science Disciplines. Chromosomes. Disease. Genetic Phenomena. Disease Attributes. Genetic Structures. Natural Science Disciplines. Pathologic Processes. Cellular Structures. Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms. Cells. Anatomy. Genetic Predisposition to Disease. Genetic Techniques. Chromosomes, Human. Genetics. Genetic Diseases, Inborn. Medicine Health & Biological Sciences Pathology
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:	https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629257906719

Table of Contents:

Hunting for disease genes
How genetic diseases arise
Ethnicity and genetic disease
Susceptibility genes and risk factors
Genes and cancer
Genes and behavior
Genes and IQ : an unfinished story
Preventing genetic disease
Treating genetic disease
The dawn of personalized medicine.

Genes, Chromosomes, and Disease: From Simple Traits, to Complex Traits, to Personalized Medicine

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