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Medical and health genomics / edited by Dhavendra Kumar, Stylianos Antonarakis

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Amsterdam Elsevier 2016Description: 341 pages : coloured illustrations 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780124201965
Subject(s):
Contents:
1. The human genome / D. Kumar -- 2. Genomic technologies in medicine and health : past, present and future / Y.-H. Rogers and C. Zhang -- 3. Genomic databases, access review, and data access committees / M. Shabani, B.M. Knoppers and P. Borry -- 4. Diagnostic genomics and clinical bioinformatics / A. Haworth, H. Savage and N. Lench -- 5. Epigenetics and epigenomics in human health and disease / R. Festenstein -- 6. Mitochondrial genomics : emerging paradigms and challenges / V. Singh, P. Gupta, N.K. Rajput and A. Bhardwaj -- 7. The significance of metabolomics in human health / D.F. Gomez-Casati, M. Grisolía and M.V. Busi -- 8. Microbial genomics : diagnosis, prevention and treatment / A. Mutreja -- 9. A metagenomic insight into human microbiome : its implications in health and disease / R. Saxena and V.K. Sharma -- 10. Pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics / A. Alfirevic and M. Pirmohamed -- 11. Medical and health aspects of genetics and genomics / D. Kumar -- 12. Content and variation of the human genome / S. E. Antonarakis -- 13. Spectrum of genetic diseases and management / B. Kerr -- 14. Genomic analysis in clinical practice : what are the challenges? / A. Lucassen and I. van Langen -- 15. Genomic perspective of genetic counselling / C.L. Gaff and I. Macciocca -- 16. Genetics and genomics of reproductive medicine and health / D. Kumar -- 17. Stratified and precision medicine / D. Kumar -- 18. Teaching and training medicine in genomic era / B. Korf -- 19. Genomics, new drug development and precision medicines / D. McHale and M. Penny -- 20. Cancer genetics and genomics / J. Whitworth and E. Maher -- 21. The provision of medical and health genetics and genomics in the developing world / N. Sirisena, D. Sumathipala, K. Wettasinghe and V.H.W. Dissanayake -- 22. Genomic applications in forensic medicine / C. Børsting and N. Morling -- 23. Public and population health genomics / A. L. Wise and T.A. Manolio.
Summary: This book "examines the impact of clinical genomics across an array of public and community health issues, and within a variety of global healthcare systems offering concise, evidence-based technical and practical information on applied and translational aspects of genome sciences and technologies related to clinical medicine and public health"--
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Medical School Open Shelf QH447 MED (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 150216 Available BK136794
Book Book Medical School Open Shelf QH447 MED (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 150215 Available BK136968
Book Book Medical School Open Shelf QH447 MED (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 150214 Available BK136824

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The human genome / D. Kumar -- 2. Genomic technologies in medicine and health : past, present and future / Y.-H. Rogers and C. Zhang -- 3. Genomic databases, access review, and data access committees / M. Shabani, B.M. Knoppers and P. Borry -- 4. Diagnostic genomics and clinical bioinformatics / A. Haworth, H. Savage and N. Lench -- 5. Epigenetics and epigenomics in human health and disease / R. Festenstein -- 6. Mitochondrial genomics : emerging paradigms and challenges / V. Singh, P. Gupta, N.K. Rajput and A. Bhardwaj -- 7. The significance of metabolomics in human health / D.F. Gomez-Casati, M. Grisolía and M.V. Busi -- 8. Microbial genomics : diagnosis, prevention and treatment / A. Mutreja -- 9. A metagenomic insight into human microbiome : its implications in health and disease / R. Saxena and V.K. Sharma -- 10. Pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics / A. Alfirevic and M. Pirmohamed -- 11. Medical and health aspects of genetics and genomics / D. Kumar -- 12. Content and variation of the human genome / S. E. Antonarakis -- 13. Spectrum of genetic diseases and management / B. Kerr -- 14. Genomic analysis in clinical practice : what are the challenges? / A. Lucassen and I. van Langen -- 15. Genomic perspective of genetic counselling / C.L. Gaff and I. Macciocca -- 16. Genetics and genomics of reproductive medicine and health / D. Kumar -- 17. Stratified and precision medicine / D. Kumar -- 18. Teaching and training medicine in genomic era / B. Korf -- 19. Genomics, new drug development and precision medicines / D. McHale and M. Penny -- 20. Cancer genetics and genomics / J. Whitworth and E. Maher -- 21. The provision of medical and health genetics and genomics in the developing world / N. Sirisena, D. Sumathipala, K. Wettasinghe and V.H.W. Dissanayake -- 22. Genomic applications in forensic medicine / C. Børsting and N. Morling -- 23. Public and population health genomics / A. L. Wise and T.A. Manolio.

This book "examines the impact of clinical genomics across an array of public and community health issues, and within a variety of global healthcare systems offering concise, evidence-based technical and practical information on applied and translational aspects of genome sciences and technologies related to clinical medicine and public health"--

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