Molecular Medicine
Genomics to Personalized Healthcare
- 3rd Edition - April 29, 2005
- Author: R.J. Trent
- Language: English
Molecular medicine is the application of gene or DNA based knowledge to the modern practice of medicine. This book provides contemporary insights into how the genetic revolution is… Read more
Molecular medicine is the application of gene or DNA based knowledge to the modern practice of medicine. This book provides contemporary insights into how the genetic revolution is influencing medical thinking and practice on a broad front including clinical medicine, innovative therapies and forensic medicine.
- Extensively revised just after the completion of the Human Genome Project, it provides the latest in molecular medicine developments
- The only book in Molecular Medicine that has undergone three editions
- Current practice as well as future developments identified
- Extensive tables, well presented figures - resources for further understanding
Graduate students/postgraduates, clinicians in molecular biology and genetics
Chapter 1: HISTORY OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
- Publisher Summary
- THE FOUNDATIONS: 1869–1980s
- Modern ERA: 1980s–2000s
- Human Genome Project: 1990–2000
- FUTURE
Chapter 2: DNA, RNA, GENES AND CHROMOSOMES
- Publisher Summary
- DNA
- RNA
- GENE STRUCTURE
- POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR)
- CHROMOSOMES
- DNA MUTATIONS AND POLYMORPHISMS
- DNA TESTS
- FUTURE
Chapter 3: MENDELIAN GENETIC TRAITS
- Publisher Summary
- INTRODUCTION
- AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDERS
- AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDERS
- X-LINKED DISORDERS
- FUTURE
Chapter 4: COMPLEX GENETIC TRAITS
- Publisher Summary
- INTRODUCTION
- MULTIFACTORIAL DISORDERS
- NOVEL MECHANISMS FOR DNA AND DISEASE
- ONCOGENESIS
- SOMATIC CELL GENETICS
- FUTURE
Chapter 5: GENOMICS, PROTEOMICS AND BIOINFORMATICS
- Publisher Summary
- INTRODUCTION
- GENOMICS
- PROTEOMICS
- BIOINFORMATICS
- FUTURE
Chapter 6: GENETIC AND CELLULAR THERAPIES
- Publisher Summary
- RECOMBINANT DNA–DERIVED DRUGS
- CELLULAR THERAPIES
- FUTURE
Chapter 7: REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
- Publisher Summary
- REPRODUCTION
- DEVELOPMENT
- PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS
- NEWBORN SCREENING
- FUTURE
Chapter 8: INFECTIOUS DISEASES
- Publisher Summary
- DIAGNOSTICS
- PATHOGENESIS
- EPIDEMIOLOGY
- EMERGING INFECTIONS
- FUTURE
Chapter 9: FORENSIC MEDICINE AND SCIENCE
- Publisher Summary
- HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- REPETITIVE DNA
- FORENSIC ANALYSIS
- HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
- TISSUE IDENTIFICATION
- TERRORISM
- FUTURE
Chapter 10: ETHICAL, LEGAL AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS
- Publisher Summary
- INTRODUCTION
- DNA TESTING
- RESEARCH
- GENETIC AND CELLULAR THERAPIES
- GOVERNMENT
- FUTURE
"...represents an important contribution to the scientific audience as it separates the knowledge of molecular biology and defines it in molecular medicine terms. The book provides a different and unique perspective to the definition and implications of DNA in medicine. This is a high quality book with excellent art work that contributes significantly to the understanding of the text. As the field of molecular medicine expands, it is clear that textbooks such as this will continue to be needed."—DOODY'S - 3 Stars(2005)
"The text, with its thorough multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives, provides an excellent resource for students and professionals working in microbiology, biochemisty, genetics, infectious diseases, molecular biology, and related fields."—CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES (January 2005)
"The third edition is a compact primer of molecular medicine that should be very useful to the student or scientist...College and medical students, medical scientists and physicians, and scientists working in other fields who are interested in understanding the principles and methods of molecular medicine will find this a useful and compact introductory reference."—Marshall Lichtman, University of Rochester Medical Center (2005)
- Edition: 3
- Published: April 29, 2005
- Language: English
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R.J. Trent
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Medical Molecular Genetics, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Australia.Read Molecular Medicine on ScienceDirect