Genomic and personalized medicine (vol. 2)

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This two-volume set provides an indepth look at one of the most promising avenues for advances in preventing and treating human genetic diseases. This handbook presents basic principles of human disease genetics and epidemiology/statistics, with a thorough understanding of applications and methods of genome technologies. With full color throughout, this reference provides a detailed assessment of the current developments in genomic medicine for each of the major disease groups. With the latest information on diagnostic testing, population screening, predicting disease susceptibility and more, this handbook is an essential tool for specialists and graduate students across medical disciplines including: human genetics/genomics, oncology, neuroscience, gene therapy, molecular medicine, and biomedical sciences. Provides information on genomic applications and impact on medicine to the major disease groups: Cancer, Cardiovascular, Infectious Disease, Neurological, Renal, Psychiatr.