Molecular Medicine,
Edition 3 Genomics to Personalized HealthcareEditors: By R.J. Trent
Publication Date:
29 Apr 2005
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Description
Molecular medicine is the application of gene or DNA based knowledge to the modern practice of medicine. This book provides contemporary insights into how the genetic revolution is influencing medical thinking and practice on a broad front including clinical medicine, innovative therapies and forensic medicine.Key Features
- Extensively revised just after the completion of the Human Genome Project, it provides the latest in molecular medicine developments
- The only book in Molecular Medicine that has undergone three editions
- Current practice as well as future developments identified
- Extensive tables, well presented figures - resources for further understanding
About the author
By R.J. Trent, Professor of Medical Molecular Genetics, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Australia.
Chapter 1: HISTORY OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
- Publisher Summary
- THE FOUNDATIONS: 1869–1980s
- Modern ERA: 1980s–2000s
- Human Genome Project: 1990–2000
- FUTURE
Chapter 2: DNA, RNA, GENES AND CHROMOSOMES
- Publisher Summary
- DNA
- RNA
- GENE STRUCTURE
- POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR)
- CHROMOSOMES
- DNA MUTATIONS AND POLYMORPHISMS
- DNA TESTS
- FUTURE
Chapter 3: MENDELIAN GENETIC TRAITS
- Publisher Summary
- INTRODUCTION
- AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDERS
- AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDERS
- X-LINKED DISORDERS
- FUTURE
Chapter 4: COMPLEX GENETIC TRAITS
- Publisher Summary
- INTRODUCTION
- MULTIFACTORIAL DISORDERS
- NOVEL MECHANISMS FOR DNA AND DISEASE
- ONCOGENESIS
- SOMATIC CELL GENETICS
- FUTURE
Chapter 5: GENOMICS, PROTEOMICS AND BIOINFORMATICS
- Publisher Summary
- INTRODUCTION
- GENOMICS
- PROTEOMICS
- BIOINFORMATICS
- FUTURE
Chapter 6: GENETIC AND CELLULAR THERAPIES
- Publisher Summary
- RECOMBINANT DNA–DERIVED DRUGS
- CELLULAR THERAPIES
- FUTURE
Chapter 7: REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
- Publisher Summary
- REPRODUCTION
- DEVELOPMENT
- PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS
- NEWBORN SCREENING
- FUTURE
Chapter 8: INFECTIOUS DISEASES
- Publisher Summary
- DIAGNOSTICS
- PATHOGENESIS
- EPIDEMIOLOGY
- EMERGING INFECTIONS
- FUTURE
Chapter 9: FORENSIC MEDICINE AND SCIENCE
- Publisher Summary
- HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- REPETITIVE DNA
- FORENSIC ANALYSIS
- HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
- TISSUE IDENTIFICATION
- TERRORISM
- FUTURE
Chapter 10: ETHICAL, LEGAL AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS
- Publisher Summary
- INTRODUCTION
- DNA TESTING
- RESEARCH
- GENETIC AND CELLULAR THERAPIES
- GOVERNMENT
- FUTURE
ISBN:
9780126990577
Page Count:
320
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