Genomic and precision medicine. Primary care /

Genomic and Precision Medicine: Primary Care, Third Edition is an invaluable resource on the state-of-the-art tools, technologies and policy issues that are required to fully realize personalized health care in the area of primary care. One of the major areas where genomic and personalized medicine...

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Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: David, Sean P.; Ginsburg, Geoffrey S.; Willard, Huntington F.
Published: Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier,
Publisher Address: London :
Publication Dates: [2017]
©2017
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: Third edition.
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Online Access: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128006856
Summary: Genomic and Precision Medicine: Primary Care, Third Edition is an invaluable resource on the state-of-the-art tools, technologies and policy issues that are required to fully realize personalized health care in the area of primary care. One of the major areas where genomic and personalized medicine is most active is the realm of the primary care practitioner. Risk, family history, personal genomics and pharmacogenomics are becoming increasingly important to the PCP and their patients, and this book discusses the implications as they relate to primary care practitioners"--Publisher's description.
Item Description: Revised edition of: Genomic and personalized medicine / edited by Geoffrey S. Ginsburg and Huntington F. Willard. 2nd ed. 2013.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780128006542
0128006544
Index Number: RB155
CLC: R394
Contents: Genomic medicine in primary care /
Overview of policy, ethical, and social considerations in genomic and personalized medicine /
Educational issues and strategies for genomic medicine /
Genetic testing for rare and undiagnosed diseases /
Health risk assessments, family health history, and predictive genetic/pharmacogenetic testing /
Pharmacogenetics and pharmcogenomics /
Hypertension /
Coronary artery disease /
Lung cancer /
Breast cancer /
Colorectal cancer /
Prostate cancer /
Asthma /
Diabetes /
Metabolic syndrome /
Autism spectrum disorder /
Viral hepatitis /