Human Genome Epidemiology, 2nd Edition: Building the evidence for using genetic information to improve health and prevent disease
Muin Khoury, Sara Bedrosian, Marta Gwinn, Julian Higgins, John Ioannidis, and Julian Little
Abstract
The first edition of Human Genome Epidemiology, published in 2004, discussed how the epidemiologic approach provides an important scientific foundation for studying the continuum from gene discovery to the development, application and evaluation of human genome information in improving health and preventing disease. Since that time, advances in human genomics have continued to occur at a breathtaking pace. With contributions from leaders in the field from around the world, this new edition is a fully updated look at the ways in which genetic factors in common diseases are studied. Methodologic ... More
The first edition of Human Genome Epidemiology, published in 2004, discussed how the epidemiologic approach provides an important scientific foundation for studying the continuum from gene discovery to the development, application and evaluation of human genome information in improving health and preventing disease. Since that time, advances in human genomics have continued to occur at a breathtaking pace. With contributions from leaders in the field from around the world, this new edition is a fully updated look at the ways in which genetic factors in common diseases are studied. Methodologic developments in collection, analysis and synthesis of data, as well as issues surrounding specific applications of human genomic information for medicine and public health are all discussed. In addition, the book focuses on practical applications of human genome variation in clinical practice and disease prevention. The book is a useful tool for understanding the rapidly evolving methods of the discovery and use of genetic information in medicine and public health in the 21st century.
Keywords:
gene discovery,
improving health,
preventing disease,
human genomics,
genetic factors,
common diseases,
synthesis of data,
medicine,
public health
Bibliographic Information
Print publication date: 2009 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780195398441 |
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: May 2010 |
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195398441.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Muin Khoury, editor
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sara Bedrosian, editor
Centers for Deisease Control and Prevention
Marta Gwinn, editor
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Julian Higgins, editor
Institute of Public Health, UK
John Ioannidis, editor
University of Ioanna School of Medicine
Julian Little, editor
University of Ottowa
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