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Genes and Common Diseases : Genetics in Modern Medicine - Alan Wright

Genes and Common Diseases

Genetics in Modern Medicine

By: Alan Wright (Editor), Nicholas Hastie (Editor)

Paperback | 2 August 2007

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Genes and Common Diseases presents an up-to-date view of the role of genetics in modern medicine, reflecting the strengths and limitations of a genetic perspective. The current shift in emphasis from the study of rare single gene disorders to common diseases brings genetics into every aspect of modern medicine, from infectious diseases to therapeutics.

However, it is unclear whether this increasingly genetic focus will prove useful in the face of major environmental influences in many common diseases. The book takes a hard and self-critical look at what can and cannot be achieved using a genetic approach and what is known about genetic and environmental mechanisms in a variety of common diseases.

It seeks to clarify the goals of human genetic research by providing state-of-the art insights into known molecular mechanisms underlying common disease processes while at the same time providing a realistic overview of the expected genetic and physiological complexity.

About the Author

Alan Wright is Programme Leader of the MRC Human Genetics Unit in Edinburgh. Nicholas Hastie is Director of the MRC Human Genetics Unit in Edinburgh.

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