Medical genetics

DNA is under constant challenge from environmental and endogenous metabolic assaults.

In this compilation, the authors describe the psychological consequences and effects of predictive cancer genetic testing in both breast and ovarian cancer.

Shortlisted for the HE Bioscience Teacher of the Year Award 2019: Kevin O'Dell, Author of Genetics?

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is thought to affect almost 2.

Protein homeostasis, or "e;Proteostasis"e;, lies at the heart of human health and disease.

Grauzone and Completion of Meiosis During Drosophila Oogenesis describes the work behind a major, award winning discovery: the establishment of a new pathway that specifically regulates the female meiosis, a process essential for sexual reproduction.

This novel is set in the near future, where human genome editing has become routine.

This special volume of Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science focuses on the genetics of stem cells.

Adenoviral Vectors for Gene Therapy, Second Edition provides detailed, comprehensive coverage of the gene delivery vehicles that are based on the adenovirus that is emerging as an important tool in gene therapy.

Endocrine Biomarkers: Clinical Aspects and Laboratory Determination covers all the pre-analytical variables that can affect test results, both in the clinic and laboratory.

In September, 1990, a group of 160 scientists from 19 countries and 21 of the United States met at the Red Lion Inn in Rohnert Park, Sonoma County, California.

Rosenberg's Molecular and Genetic Basis of Neurologic and Psychiatric Disease, Fifth Edition provides a comprehensive introduction and reference to the foundations and key practical aspects relevant to the majority of neurologic and psychiatric disease.

Human Drug Metabolism, An Introduction, Second Edition provides an accessible introduction to the subject and will be particularly invaluable to those who already have some understanding of the life sciences.

This book contains the proceedings of the Serono Symposia USA interna- tional symposium on Genetic Models of Immune and Inflammatory Dis- eases held on October 20 to 23, 1994, in Savannah, Georgia.

Bioinformatics is an integrative field of computer science, genetics, genomics, proteomics, and statistics, which has undoubtedly revolutionized the study of biology and medicine in past decades.

The 11th International Conference on Lymphoid Tissues and Immune Reactions was held in Spa-Liege (Belgium), from 4 to 8 July 1993.

Biobanking, i.

Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) is the detection and screening of genetic abnormality in gametes prior to fertilisation and embryos fertilised in vitro prior to implantation.

Knowledge about cancer genetics is rapidly expanding, and has implications for all aspects of cancer research and treatment, including molecular causation, diagnosis, prevention, screening, and treatment.

Multivariate analysis is a mainstay of statistical tools in the analysis of biomedical data.

The fourth Conference on the Biology of Plethodontid Salamanders was held at "e;The Mountain,"e; in Highlands, North Carolina on June 12-14, 1998.

The study of immunology encompasses a vast and ever-growing body of information that in some way or other incorporates most areas of medical biological research.

Even as classic cytogenetics has given way to molecular karyotyping, and as new deletion and duplication syndromes are identified almost every day, the fundamental role of the genetics clinic remains mostly unchanged.

The first volume of Stem Cells deals with the fundamental principles that govern embryonic and somatic stem cell biology.

The acclaimed clinical guide to managing both pediatric endocrine disorders and inborn errors of metabolismNo other text so skillfully blends the disciplines of endocrinology and inborn metabolic disorders into one clinically focused, highly visual resource as Pediatric Endocrinology and Inborn Errors of Metabolism.

Recent advances in neuroscience and genetics have greatly expanded our understanding of the brain and of the etiological factors involved in developmental delay and mental retardation.

Learn to implement effective control measures for mutagenic impurities in pharmaceutical development In Mutagenic Impurities: Strategies for Identification and Control, distinguished chemist Andrew Teasdale delivers a thorough examination of mutagenic impurities and their impact on the pharmaceutical industry.

This book offers an updated review of malignant mesothelioma, including the latest advances in our understanding of its genetic control and molecular biology, as well as pre-clinical and clinical research.

The way a cell undergoes malignant transformation should meet their capacity of surviving in the microenvironment of the organ where the cancer will develop.

This book surveys the diagnosis, genetics, screening, prevention and management of familial breast cancer.

This book identifies and analyzes the genetic basis of bone disorders in humans and demonstrates the utility of mouse models in furthering the knowledge of mechanisms and evaluations of treatments.

In a field where even experts may find that years have elapsed since they last encountered a child with a given disorder, it is essential for the clinician to have a comprehensive source of practical and highly illustrated information covering the whole spectrum of metabolic disease to refer to.

Cancer Genomics addresses how recent technological advances in genomics are shaping how we diagnose and treat cancer.

This book contains selected proceedings from the NATO Advanced Study Institute (AS I) "e;The Molecular Pathology of Alcoholism"e; held at the Hotel Il Ciocco in Tuscany during 26th August - 6th September 1990.

The Bedside Dysmorphologist is a thoughtful clinical guide to common--and often quite subtle--congenital malformations in clinical exam.

The role of genetics is becoming increasingly important in all aspects of healthcare and particularly in the field of cancer care.

In the mid-eighties, there was a revolution in plant biotechnology.

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Background Cancer is a variety of malignancies generally associated with aging.

Congenital malformations are worldwide occurrences striking in every condition of society.

During the past two decades international collaborative studies have yielded extensive information on genome sequences, genome architecture and their variations.

Teratology is at once among the oldest and youngest of human preoccupations.

Genomic and Precision Medicine: Primary Care, Third Edition is an invaluable resource on the state-of-the-art tools, technologies and policy issues that are required to fully realize personalized health care in the area of primary care.

LEARN THE PRINCIPLES OF CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN JUST THIRTY DAYSInfectious Diseases: A Clinical Short COURSE is a concise overview of this important field designed to help the busy physician, medical student, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant to understand, diagnose, and treat common infectious diseases.