Genetics and genomics in medicine

"The second edition of this textbook written for undergraduate students, graduate students and medical researchers, Genetics and Genomics in Medicine explains the science behind the uses of genetics and genomics in medicine today, and how it is being applied.Maintaining the features that made t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Strachan, Tom, autor (autor), Lucassen, Anneke, autor
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton, FL ; Abingdon, Oxon : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group 2023
Edición:Second edition published 2023
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Fundamentals of DNA, chromosomes, and cells
  • Fundamentals of gene structure, gene expression, and Human Genome Organization
  • Principles underlying core DNA technologies
  • Principles of genetic variation
  • Single-gene disorders: inheritance patterns, phenotype variability, and Allele frequencies
  • Principles of gene regulation and epigenetics
  • How Genetic variation in DNA and chromosomes causes disease
  • Identifying disease genes and genetic susceptibility to complex disease
  • Genetic approaches to treating disease
  • Cancer genetics and genomics
  • Genetic and genomic testing in healthcare: Practice and ethical aspects.