Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms : Human Variation and a Coming Revolution in Biology and Medicine / edited by Zuben E. Sauna, Chava Kimchi-Sarfaty.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sauna, Zuben E., editor.

Kimchi-Sarfaty, Chava, editor.

Series:

Biomedical and Life Sciences Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical genetics.

Cytology.

Bioinformatics.

Medical Genetics.

Cell Biology.

Local Subjects:

Medical Genetics.

Cell Biology.

Bioinformatics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2022.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.

Summary:

This book explores the importance of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in biomedical research. As SNP technologies have evolved from labor intensive, expensive, time-consuming processes to relatively inexpensive methods, SNP discovery has exploded. In terms of human biology, this research, particularly since the completion of the Human Genome Project, has provided a detailed understanding of evolutionary forces that have generated SNPs. It also has shown how SNPs shape human variation. The ability to inexpensively generate and analyze vast amounts of genetic data is poised to transform our understanding of human evolution and biology. “Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms” covers a broad survey of SNPs and their classification into synonymous and non-synonymous; the role of SNPs in human disease; case studies providing specific examples of synonymous and non-synonymous SNPs associated with human diseases or affecting therapeutic interventions; mechanisms by which synonymous mutations affect protein levels or protein folding which affect human physiology and response to therapy; and the role of SNPs in personalized medicine. Understanding what SNPs are, how they have been shaped is necessary for an increasingly expanding audience. This research will revolutionize the future of medicine. Chapter 4 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com. SNPs Ability to Influence Disease Risk: Breaking the Silence on Synonymous Mutations in Cancer" is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Contents:

SECTION I

Chapter 1: Evolutionary Forces that Generate SNPs

Chapter 2: Conserved SNPs: Providing Answers to Fundamental Questions in Human Biology

Chapter 3: SNPs Classification and Terminology

SECTION II

Chapter 4: SNPs Ability to Influence Disease Risk

Chapter 5: GWAS to Identify SNPs Associated with Common Diseases and Individual Risk

SECTION III

Chapter 6: A Case Study of Molecular Mechanisms by Which Non-Synonymous SNPs Alter Protein Structure and Function

Chapter 7: A Case Study of Molecular Mechanisms by Which Synonymous SNPs Alter Protein Structure and Function

SECTION IV

Chapter 8: Using Genome-Wide Studies to Study Synonymous Codons

Chapter 9: Bioinformatics Tools for Identification of SNPs

Chapter 10: Bionformatic Tools for Predicting SNPs Effects on Gene Function and Phenotype

Chapter 11: New Biophysical Techniques for Single mRNA Molecule Measurements

Chapter 12: Emerging Mechanisms by Which Synonymous Mutations Affect Protein Folding, Protein Function and Physiological Changes

SECTION V

Chapter 13: SNPs and Personalized Medicine

Chapter 14: Distribution of SNPs Associated with Personality Traits

Chapter 15: Condon Optimization.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Sauna, Zuben E. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms

ISBN:

3-031-05616-7

OCLC:

1340946730