Investigating the Human Genome

Insights into Human Variation and Disease Susceptibility

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Medical Science, Genetics, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Biology
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Author: Moyra Smith ISBN: 9780132172844
Publisher: Pearson Education Publication: June 8, 2011
Imprint: FT Press Language: English
Author: Moyra Smith
ISBN: 9780132172844
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication: June 8, 2011
Imprint: FT Press
Language: English

Leading medical genetics scholar Moyra Smith reviews current and recent work in genetics and genomics to assess progress in understanding human variation and the pathogenesis of common and rare diseases in which genetics plays a role. Smith provides an exceptional overview of the most important biomedical progress arising from the greatly increased genetic information base generated by gene mapping and the sequencing of the complete Human Genome.

 

This book addresses into a wide spectrum of topics associated with human genetics and genomics, including:

  • Human origins; migrations and human population diversity gained though genomic analyses.
  • The complexities of psychiatric diseases that are influenced by genetics.
  • The pathogenesis of late-onset neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinsonism, and ALS.
  • Key aspects of protein misfolding.
  • Gene-environment interactions in DNA damage and repair and DNA instability.
  • Micro RNAs and mRNA translation.
  • Epigenetics.
  • New functions for old enzymes in cancer.
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Leading medical genetics scholar Moyra Smith reviews current and recent work in genetics and genomics to assess progress in understanding human variation and the pathogenesis of common and rare diseases in which genetics plays a role. Smith provides an exceptional overview of the most important biomedical progress arising from the greatly increased genetic information base generated by gene mapping and the sequencing of the complete Human Genome.

 

This book addresses into a wide spectrum of topics associated with human genetics and genomics, including:

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