Is It in Your Genes?: The Influence of Genes on Common Disorders and Diseases That Affect You and Your Family - Hardcover

Reilly, Philip R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0879697199 ISBN 13: 9780879697198

Verlag: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press,U.S., 2004

Inhaltsangabe

One of the most important dividends of the Human Genome Project will be a much greater understanding of the influence of genes on disease and disorders in children (from asthma to autism) and adults (including heart disease, virtually all cancers, and Alzheimer's disease). The nature of genetic risks in families is becoming clearer and this book is written to help people understand them. Philip Reilly, a physician geneticist, who has given hundreds of lectures on this subject, takes a user friendly approach. Drawing on the many questions he has been asked (for example, "My sister has multiple sclerosis. Am I at an increased risk?"), Reilly discusses over 90 common conditions, diseases, and disorders, arranged from conception to old age. In frank, non technical terms, he makes clear what is known and not known about the genetic factors and, if your risk is elevated, what you might be able to do about it. This book is a uniquely valuable resource for anyone seekin! g more information about a family s disease heritage.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press,U.S.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0879697199
• ISBN 13: 9780879697198
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304
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