An Introduction to Genetic Epidemiology

ISBN-13: 9781861348975 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 256 str.

George Smith

Opis

Genetic epidemiology is a field that has acquired a central role in modern biomedical science. This book provides an introduction to genetic epidemiology that begins with a primer in human molecular genetics and then examines the standard methods in population genetics and genetic epidemiology.

Spis treści

Key concepts in genetic epidemiology ~ Paul R Burton, Martin D Tobin and John L Hopper; Genetic linkage studies ~ M Dawn Teare and Jennifer H. Barrett; Genetic association studies ~ Heather J. Cordell and David G. Clayton; Mapping complex disease genes using linkage disequilibrium and genome-wide association scans ~ Lyle J Palmer, Nicholas J Timpson, David M Evans, George Davey Smith and Lon R Cardon; A question of standards: what makes a good genetic association study? ~ Andrew T Hattersley and Mark I McCarthy; Biobanks and biobank harmonisation ~ Paul R Burton, Isabel Fortier, Mylene Deschênes, Anna Hansell and Lyle J Palmer; Population health aspects of genetic epidemiology: genomic profiling, personalised medicine, and Mendelian randomisation ~ George Davey Smith, Shah Ebrahim, Sarah Lewis and Lyle J Palmer.