Medicinsk genetik

Pharmacogenomics refers to the study of the influence of genes in an individual's response to drugs. This field draws from two fields, namely, pharmacology and genomics. It aims at …

As forests decline in temperate and tropical climates, highly-developed countries and those striving for greater economic and social benefits are beginning to utilize marginal …

This volume explores homologous recombination's (HR) essential role in meiotic and somatic cells. It discusses the analysis of different steps of the HR process from the genetic, …

Mikä geeni on ja mitä se tekee? Pitäisikö geenitiedosta olla huolissaan?Tietomme geeneistä lisääntyy huimaa tahtia. Tutkimustietoa ei saada vain yksittäisistä geeneistä, vaan koko …

This book provides an essential overview combining both clinical and fundamental research advances in myotonic dystrophy. The pathomechanism of myotonic dystrophy has long been …

Lipids are responsible not just for constituting cellular membrane but also for storing energy, transducing signaling, and modifying proteins. Bioactive lipids, or lipid mediators, …

Written by 30 authors from all over the world, this book provides a unique overview of exciting discoveries and surprising developments in human genetics over the last 50 years.The …

As clinical management of inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs) has improved, more patients affected by these conditions are surviving into adulthood. This trend, coupled with the …

Drugs are administered to patients with the intention of achieving an expected therapeutic response. Yet drug therapy remains a medical art because of the wide variation in …