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Overview
Genetics and Genomics for the Cardiologist is a concise, but comprehensive volume for the clinical cardiologist or medical student interested in learning how molecular genetics is now being applied to prevention and treatment of heart diseases, from DNA tests to pharmacogenomics and gene-based therapeutics. The volume, written in a plain language, contains detailed figures. A rich glossary, three appendices, many references and several URLs provide additional sources of information.
Synopsis
Part of a series on basic science for cardiologists, this volume features a basic introduction to the topic accompanied by tables and diagrams for illustration as well as a glossary of terms, a lengthy list of references, and a list of Internet resources. Danieli (human genetics, U. of Padua, Italy), for reasons of space, was required to omit the topics of population genetics and immunogenetics. The volume includes chapters on the relation between the genome and clinical phenotype, methods for identifying disease genes, inherited heart defects and disorders, and the use of genetics and genomics in diagnosis and therapy. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR