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Genomics and personalized medicine : what everyone needs to know /
Today genomics, part of a larger movement toward personalized medicine, is poised to revolutionize health care. Elements of genomics are already being incorporated on a widespread basis, including prenatal disease screening and targeted cancer treatments. With more innovations soon to arrive at the...
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Formato: | Printed Book |
Idioma: | English |
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New York,
Oxford University Press,
2016
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Sumário:
- Personalized medicine
- Genome fundamentals
- An introduction to cancer genetics
- Genomics and cancer treatment
- Solving mystery diseases
- Complex genetic diseases
- Pharmacogenomics
- Genomics for the healthy person
- Prenatal testing
- Effects of the environment of the genome and epigenetics
- Other 'omes
- The personal microbiome
- Your immune system and infectious diseases
- Aging and health
- Wearable health devices
- Big data and medicine
- Delivery of genomic information
- Ethics
- Education
- Privacy
- Paying for personalized medicine
- The future of personalized medicine.