Progress and challenges in precision medicine / edited by Mukesh Verma, Debmalya Barh.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Verma, Mukesh, editor.

Barh, Debmalya, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical innovations.

Medical informatics.

Precision Medicine.

Medical Subjects:

Precision Medicine.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, 2017.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Front Cover; Progress and Challengesin Precision Medicine; Progress and Challenges in Precision Medicine; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Biography; MUKESH VERMA; DEBMALYA BARH; Dedication; Preface; 1

Introduction: Every Individual Is Different and Precision Medicine Offers Options for Disease Control and Treatment; 1. WHAT IS PRECISION MEDICINE? PERSONALIZED MEDICINE VERSUS PRECISION MEDICINE (C. HIZEL, P. HAMET, AND J. TREMBLAY); 1.1 Precision Medicine in Complex Chronic Disease: A Focus on Diabetes; 2. PRECISION MEDICINE FOR POPULATION HEALTH (G. BARTLETT); 3. CONCLUSION

5.4 Noninvasive Prenatal Testing5.5 Disease Gene Identification; 6. REGULATORY CONCERNS WITH NGS CLINICAL GENOMICS; 7. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; 3

Phenotyping in Precision Medicine; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. DEEP PHENOTYPING; 3. EXPRESSIVITY AND PENETRANCE; 4. EXPRESSIVITY; 5. PENETRANCE; 6. PHENOTYPIC VARIATION IN EXPRESSIVITY AND PENETRANCE; 7. PLEIOTROPY; 8. DISEASES AND PHENOTYPES; 9. CANCER; 10. DIABETES; 11. RESPIRATORY DISORDERS; 12. ENCEPHALOPATHY; 13. DATA MINING AND PHENOTYPING; 14. APPROACHES FOR PHENOTYPING; 15. FUTURE DIRECTIONS; REFERENCES

4

Cancer Genetic Screening and Ethical Considerations for Precision Medicine1. INTRODUCTION; 2. GENETIC TESTING IN HEREDITARY CANCERS; 2.1 Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancers; 2.2 Genetic Testing for Hereditary Colorectal Cancers; 2.3 Genetic Testing for Lung Cancers; 3. ETHICAL ISSUES RELATED TO CANCER GENETIC SCREENING; 3.1 Competency of Genetic Screening Laboratories and Medical Personnel; 3.2 Direct-To-Consumers Genetic Testing; 3.3 Individual Rights Versus Community Rights; 3.4 Individual Informed Consent; 3.5 Return of the Results for Pediatric Patients

3.6 Environmental and Distributive Justice3.7 Cancer Screening and Discrimination; 3.8 Cancer Screening and Stigma; 3.9 Implications of Genetic-Based Cancer Screening at the Population Level; 4. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; 5

Precision Medicine in Primary Health Care; 1. THE CASE FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; 2. PRECISION MEDICINE IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: WARFARIN AND PHARMACOGENOMICS; 3. PRECISION MEDICINE IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: CREATING AN INFORMATICS SYSTEM; 4. PRECISION MEDICINE: A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; 4.1 Outcomes; 4.2 Statistical Analysis; 4.3 Ethics

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource, title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 25, 2017).

ISBN:

9780128095027

0128095024

OCLC:

967258286

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.