02120cam a2200421 i 4500 0000022660 20231016113526.0 101203s2011 njum b a001 0 eng 2010051297 9780137075447 (hardback : alk. paper) 0137075448 (hardback : alk. paper) c=Program for Cooperative Cataloging RB155.5 .G55 2011 2011 H-354 QZ 50 616/.042 22 QZ 50 G479g 2011 Gillham, Nicholas W. Genes, chromosomes, and disease : from simple traits, to complex traits, to personalized medicine / by Nicholas Wright Gillham. New Jersey : FT Press Science, 2011. New Jersey : FT Press Science, 2011. xiv, 336 pages ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-291) and index. Hunting for disease genes -- How genetic diseases arise -- Ethnicity and genetic disease -- Susceptibility genes and risk factors -- Genes and cancer -- Genes and behavior -- Genes and IQ : an unfinished story -- Preventing genetic disease -- Treating genetic disease -- The dawn of personalized medicine. Annotation. This overview covers the rise of medical genetics through the past century and the eugenic impulses it has inspired. It 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 progress. Genetic disorders Susceptibility. Human chromosomes. Genetic Diseases, Inborn genetics. Chromosomes, Human. Genetic Diseases, Inborn therapy. Genetic Predisposition to Disease genetics. Genetic Techniques. 130211 N 20230822095114.0 1401800014 17280 17280 0 0 0 0 cutlib cutlib 2023-10-16 155.5 GIL 0 RB 155.5 GIL BK0042030 2023-10-16 00:00:00 c.034713 2023-10-16 BK 0 0 0 0 cutlib cutlib 2023-10-16 155.5 GIL 0 RB 155.5 GIL BK00455460 2023-10-16 00:00:00 c.034179 2023-10-16 BK