Precision Medicine [electronic resource] : A Guide to Genomics in Clinical Practice / Jeanette J. McCarthy, Bryce A. Mendelsohn.

Author/Creator:

McCarthy, Jeanette J., ath.

Other Title:

Precision Medicine, A Guide to Genomics in Clinical Practice, First edition

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education LLC., c2017.

Series:

McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine.
McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine

Format/Description:

Book
1 online resource

Subjects:

Genomics.
Human chromosome abnormalities -- Diagnosis.
Personalized medicine.
Genetic Testing.
Genetic Predisposition to Disease.
Precision Medicine.
Genetics, Medical -- ethics.

Medical subjects:

Genetic Predisposition to Disease.
Genetic Testing.
Genetics, Medical/ethics.
Precision Medicine.

Summary:

A complete how-to-guide for incorporating precision medicine into any type of practice.

Contents:

Part I: Family Planning and Pregnancy
CHAPTER 1: Preconception Carrier Screening
CHAPTER 2: Pregnancy
Part II: Childhood
CHAPTER 3: The Newborn
CHAPTER 4: Emergency Medicine, Metabolic Disease
CHAPTER 5: Childhood and Adolescence
Part III: Adulthood
CHAPTER 6: Pharmacogenomics
CHAPTER 7: Heart Disease
CHAPTER 8: Cancer Predisposition Testing
CHAPTER 9: Genomic Guided Cancer Treatment Decisions
CHAPTER 10: The Brain
CHAPTER 11: Wellness
Appendices:
APPENDIX 1: The Human Genome and Genetic Variation
APPENDIX 2: Laboratory Methods to Detect Genome Variation
APPENDIX 3: The Genetic Basis of Disease
APPENDIX 4: Family History
APPENDIX 5: Selecting and Ordering a Lab Test
APPENDIX 6: Interpreting the Pathogenicity of Genetic Variants
APPENDIX 7: Regulation and Reimbursement
APPENDIX 8: The People in Your Neighborhood
APPENDIX 9: Crosscutting Ethical Issues
APPENDIX 10: Horizons in Genomic Medicine
APPENDIX 11: Useful Links for Genomic Medicine.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Description based on cover image and table of contents, viewed on Feb. 03, 2017.

Contributor:

Mendelsohn, Bryce A., ath.
McGraw-Hill Companies.

ISBN:

9781259644139 (print-ISBN)
1259644138 (print-ISBN)

OCLC:

963210249

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.

Online:

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http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/1843427

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