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Genes, chromosomes, and disease : from simple traits, to complex traits, to personalized medicine
Title
Genes, chromosomes, and disease : from simple traits, to complex traits, to personalized medicine / Nicholas Wright Gillham.
ISBN
9780137075447 (hardback : alk. paper)
0137075448 (hardback : alk. paper)
Published
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey : FT Press, c2011.
Physical Description
xiv, 336 pages ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2011
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Subjects
Subjects (Medical)
Genetic Diseases, Inborn - genetics.
Chromosomes, Human.
Genetic Diseases, Inborn - therapy.
Genetic Predisposition to Disease - genetics.
Genetic Techniques.
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