Essentials of Medical Genomics

By John G. Hay, Harry Ostrer, Stuart M. Brown Jr., et al.

This introductory reference provides a practical, concise summary of everything a physician needs to know about genomics and emerging technologies. Through extensive illustrative examples, this book offers a clear and concise starting point to understanding how medicine has been, and will be, transformed by genomics and bioinformatics. Beginning with a clear overview on the Human Genome Project and its revolutionary impact, the book further investigates new technologies in detail, including: high-throughput DNA sequencing, genome sequence databases, microarrays, proteomics, pharmacogenomics, genetic testing, and gene therapy.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 047121003X
• ISBN13: 9780471210030
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Wiley-Liss
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 6.3"