Personal genomics and personalized medicine
By: Hamid Bolouri
Publisher: Imperial College Press; Distributed by World Scientific Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London; Singapore; Hackensack, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9781848165656; 9781848165649
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: From DNA sequence to physiology; title: DNA sequence variations, their prevalence, and effects on cellular biochemistry; title: Environmental and life-history effects; title: The impact of inter-individual biochemical differences on health outcomes; title: DNA testing and sequencing technologies; title: Measuring the impact of environmental factors on health; title: Characterizing the effects of genetic and environmental factors on cellular function; title: Translating personal genomics and personalized medicine into clinical practice; title: Organizational, legal and ethical challenges; title: Coda : engineering the future of medicine.