Fundamentals of Genetic Epidemiology

Muin J. Khoury, Terri H. Beaty, Bernice H. Cohen (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

400 Seiten

1993
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-505288-6 (ISBN)

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This text integrates the principles, methods and approaches of epidemiology and genetics in the study of disease aetiology. The authors define the central theme of genetic epidemiology as the study of the role of genetic factors and their interaction with environmental factors in the occurrence of disease in populations.

Fundamentals of Genetic Epidemiology meets the need for a sophisticated approach to the investigation of the causes of complex chronic diseases. This integrated text describes the principles, methods, and approaches of epidemiology and genetics in the study of disease etiology. It provides an historical overview of genetics and epidemiology and their gradual rapprochement, describing the fundamental research strategies of genetic epidemiology including population and family studies. The authors also illustrate the increasing importance of genetic epidemiology in its application to preventive medicine, public health surveillance and the emerging ethical issues regarding the use of genetic information in society.

1. Scope and strategies of genetic epidemiology ; 2. Fundamental genetic concepts and approaches ; 3. Fundamental epidemiologic concpets and approaches ; 4. Study of genetic traits ; 5. Study of the genetic factors in disease ; 6. Epidemiologic approaches to familial aggregation ; 7. Genetic approaches to familial aggregation: Heritability ; 8. Genetic approaches to familial aggregation: Segregation Analysis ; 9. Genetic approaches to familial aggregation: Linkage Analysis ; 10. Applications of genetic epidemiology in medicine and public health

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.7.1993
Reihe/Serie	Monographs in Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Zusatzinfo	line drawings and tables
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	241 x 160 mm
Gewicht	734 g
Themenwelt	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Humangenetik
Themenwelt	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie
ISBN-10	0-19-505288-9 / 0195052889
ISBN-13	978-0-19-505288-6 / 9780195052886
Zustand	Neuware