Analysis of Multifactorial Diseases (Human Molecular Genetics) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1859961134 ISBN 13: 9781859961131

Publisher: Garland Science, 2000

Synopsis

Analysis of Multifactorial Diseases examines the evidence of genetic factors that increase susceptibility to a range of complex diseases and describes the approaches taken to identify these genes. It reviews the successes and failures and examines whether there are any general conclusions to be drawn from this current range of approaches.

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Analysis of Multifactorial Disease describes the approaches taken to identify the genes that confer susceptibility to a range of 'complex' diseases, which do not follow standard Mendelian principles. The evidence for genetic factors in diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, epilepsy, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, asthma and ischemic heart disease is considered. Each chapter reviews both the successes and failures of current approaches, indicates where general conclusions can be drawn, and examines how multifactorial diseases can be studied more effectively in the future.
The book is not a manual of procedures, but a comprehensive review of the current state of the art. The work of both clinicians and researchers can be improved by understanding the approaches used to analyze other 'complex' diseases and, as such, Analysis of Multifactorial Disease is the most up-to-date reference source for researchers and clinicians alike.

About this edition

• Publisher: Garland Science
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1859961134
• ISBN 13: 9781859961131
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368
• Editor: Bishop D T, Sham Pak