Medical genetics

Provides detailed discussions of the most recent developments in gene mapping and manipulation to improve the diagnosis, detection, prevention, and treatment of various cardiovascular diseases--including hypertension, arrhythmias, inherited cariomyopathies, hyperlipidemia, aortic aneurysms, Marfan syndrome, and myocardial infarction.

The Handbook of Nanotoxicology, Nanomedicine and Stem Cell Use in Toxicology provides an insight into the current trends and future directions of research in these rapidly developing scientific fields.

Quickly and accurately diagnose and treat the critically ill patient with guidance from the field's definitive text"e; Clearly the finest textbook available in the field.

Following pioneering work by Harrison on amphibian limbs in the 1920s and by Saunders (1948) on the apical ridge in chick limbs, limb development became a classical model system for investigating such fundamental developmental issues as tissue interactions and induction, and the control of pattern formation.

The scope and significance of cytoplasmic inheritance has been the subject of one of the longest controversies in the history of genetics.

During the period August 5-9, 1992, and immediately preceding the 1992 Gordon Research Conference on Motile and Contractile Systems, the "e;Third International Conference on the Structure and Function of Ubiquitous Cellular Protein Actin"e; was held at the Emma Willard School in Troy, New York, under the title "e;ACTIN '92"e;.

Knowledge of the genetic basis of human diseases is growing rapidly, with important implications for pre-conceptional, prenatal, and predictive testing.

Viruses, being obligatory parasites of their host cells, rely on a vast supply of cellular components for their replication, regardless of whether infection leads to cell death or to the state of persistence.

The Streptomycetes are industrially widely used microorganisms due to their ability to produce numerous different chemical compounds.

A student-tested primer providing guided instruction in the analysis and interpretation of genetic principles and problem solving.

In numerous conversations with our colleagues from India, it was suggested that we help to institute a series of symposia in India similar in nature to those that have been conducted by our Latin American colleagues for more than 10 years.

The second volume in the Stem Cells series concentrates on the mechanisms of stem cell regeneration in the adult organism with a view towards understanding how lost tissue can be replaced during adulthood and aging.

Updated with new chapters and topics, this book provides a comprehensive description of all essential topics in contemporary pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.

Molecular Pathology In Clinical Medicine is an authoritative, comprehensive textbook that provides the general pathologist in clinical practice, as well as residents and fellows during their training, with the current standard in molecular testing.

The rapid advancement of genetic science, fuelled by the Human Genome Project and other related initiatives, promises a new kind of public health practice based on the pre-detection of disease according to calculations of genetic risk.

Thoene focuses on innovative and progressive small molecule therapies with potentially life-saving therapeutic responses for metabolic genetic disorders.

Genetic polymorphisms are important determinants of phenotypic variations and may modulate the risk to or even cause various diseases including genetic disorders and multifactorial diseases.

Quickly and accurately diagnose and treat the critically ill patient with guidance from the field's definitive text"e; Clearly the finest textbook available in the field.

While functional foods have become a reasonably well-established concept, personalized nutrition is still treated with skepticism by many.

The data, the information, and even the overarching knowledge necessary for risk assessments of economically important environmental carcinogens come, for the most part, from the applied biological disciplines, e.

Psychosocial issues are integral to all genetic counseling interactions.

Put ideas into practice using theoretical concepts and real-life examples The MBA Handbook, 9th Edition by Cameron is a vital resource for MBA and other postgraduate management students to gain maximum learning benefit from their programme.

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, an inherited and progressive muscle wasting disease, is one of the most common single gene disorders found in the developed world.

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

Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Epigenetics, Second Edition is a comprehensive reference on the epigenetic basis of common neuropsychiatric disorders.

There are several types of damage that can be found in the male gamete.

Majoradvances in the diagnosis and treatment of oral clefts have been made in the past 50 years, and recent genetics and epidemiological studies have led to new theories about the causes of cleft lip and palate.

Lifestyle, in any part of the world, is associated with the occurrence of major chronic diseases, including coronary heart disease, hypertension, and stroke; many distinct types of cancer; and adult onset diabetes (11,22,70,75).

Coedited by internationally recognized leaders in gene therapy research, this guide supplies the most recent advances, studies, and expert opinion on gene therapy for neurological disorders.

The most up-to-date and readily accessible rheumatology resource availableThe third edition of this trusted quick-reference guide has everything you need to keep pace with this fast-moving field presented in the acclaimed CURRENT format.

This book is a review on the evolution of cell-based microarrays and an update to the author's earlier book Methods in Molecular Biology: Cell-Based Microarrays.

This book comprehensively accounts the current understanding of genetic mechanisms of obesity by analyzing obesity phenotypes and genotypes and, gene polymorphisms and mutations, and current results from animal model research and genetic studies in human models.

The first edition of Genomics and Clinical Medicine provided an overview of genomics-based advances in disease susceptibility, diagnosis, and prediction of treatment outcomes in various areas of medicine.

This book summarizes early pioneering achievements in the field of human neural stem cell (hNSC) research and combines them with the latest advances in stem cell technology, including reprogramming and gene editing.

Intimate and medicalized, natural and technological, reproduction poses some of the most challenging ethical dilemmas of our time.

A Companion to Genethics is the first substantial study of the multifaceted dimensions of the genetic revolution and its philosophical, ethical, social and political significance.

An eminent geneticist, veteran author, OMMG Series Editor, and noted archivist, Peter Harper presents a lively account of how our ideas and knowledge about human genetics have developed over the past century from the perspective of someone inside the field with a deep interest in its historical aspects.

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.

A coherent, up-to-date overview of the rapidly advancing field of neurogenetics for neurologists of any level.

This volume provides a comprehensive overview on developmental origins of health and disease regarding various factors related to the origins of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) from early life.

Brings together new research demonstrating how evidence based on genetic phenomena should end any lingering controversy over human evolution.

A fundamental and groundbreaking reassessment of how we view and manage cancer When we think of the forces driving cancer, we don't necessarily think of evolution.

The aim of the editors of this volume is to use basic and ap- plied studies in the field of mutagenesis to approach a problem of especial concern.

Man-made carcinogens, natural genotoxic agents in the environment, as well as ionizing and ultraviolet radiation can damage DNA and are a constant threat to genome integrity.

A practical guide to the correspondence between emotion, organ systems, and disease *; Identifies what emotional shocks will engender illnesses specific to a certain part of the body *; Shows how illness is an ally that enables individuals to restore balance to their health Biogenealogy is a comprehensive new vision of health that takes the mind-body connection one step further by identifying and consciously addressing the emotional shocks that create physical disorders.