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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Strachan, Tom, autor (autor), Lucassen, Anneke, autor
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Boca Raton, FL ; Abingdon, Oxon : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group 2023
Edition:Second edition published 2023
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.