Genes, Chromosomes, and Disease From Simple Traits, to Complex Traits, to Personalized Medicine
Genes, Chromosomes, and Disease From Simple Traits, to Complex Traits, to Personalized Medicine
- ISBN 13:
9780137075447
- ISBN 10:
0137075448
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 06/09/2011
- Publisher: FT Press
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Summary
This readable overview covers the rise of medical genetics through the past century, and the eugenic impulses it has inspired. Nicholas Gillham reviews the linkages between genes and disease; ethnic groups' differential susceptibility to genetic traits and disorders; personalized medicine; and crucial social and ethical issues arising from the field's progress.