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Medical and health genomics / edited by Dhavendra Kumar, Institute of Cancer & Genetics University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff University School of Medicine Cardiff, UK, Genomic Policy Unit Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales Pontypridd, UK, Stylianos Antonarakis, Department of Medical Genetics, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland, Intsitute of Genetics and Genomics of Geneva, Geneva, University of Swizerland.

Contributor(s): Kumar, Dhavendra [editor.] | Antonarakis, Stylianos E [editor.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London, UK ; San Diego, CA : Elsevier/AP, Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, ©2016Description: xvi, 341 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0124201962; 9780124201965.Subject(s): Genomics | Medical genetics | Human genetics | Genetic disorders | Genetic disorders | Genomics | Human genetics | Medical geneticsDDC classification: 572.8/6
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"-- Provided by publisher.
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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"-- Provided by publisher.

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