Genetics, Medical
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Nursing advocacy in a postgenomic age.

29 Nov 2009 The Human Genome Project will change how health is defined and how disease is prevented, diagnosed, and treated. As the largest group of health care providers in contact with patients, nurses need to be competent in the science of genetics. Beyond ... Read more...

Epigenetic mechanisms in neurological diseases: genes, syndromes, and therapies.

30 Oct 2009 Epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation and modifications to histone proteins regulate high-order DNA structure and gene expression. Aberrant epigenetic mechanisms are involved in the development of many diseases, including cancer. The ... Read more...

Finding the missing heritability of complex diseases.

6 Oct 2009 Genome-wide association studies have identified hundreds of genetic variants associated with complex human diseases and traits, and have provided valuable insights into their genetic architecture. Most variants identified so far confer relatively ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Genetics, Medical'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Nursing advocacy in a postgenomic age. 29 Nov 2009
• Epigenetic mechanisms in neurological diseases: genes, syndromes, and therapies. 30 Oct 2009
• Finding the missing heritability of complex diseases. 6 Oct 2009
• Human genetics: Sharp focus on the variable genome. 6 Oct 2009
• Let's celebrate human genetic diversity. 6 Oct 2009
• An agenda for personalized medicine. 6 Oct 2009
• Human genetics: Hit or miss? 6 Oct 2009
• Putting DNA to the test. 6 Oct 2009
• Reconstructing Indian population history. 22 Sep 2009
• Genomics shifts focus to rare diseases. 22 Sep 2009
• Ethicolegal aspects of genetics in surgical practice. 30 Aug 2009
• Human genetics of infectious diseases: between proof of principle and paradigm. 30 Aug 2009
• Epistasis and its implications for personal genetics. 30 Aug 2009
• Human genetics. Cash-starved deCODE is looking for a rescuer for its biobank. 26 Aug 2009
• Obituary: Jean Dausset. 19 Aug 2009
• Genetic diagnosis of embryos: clear explanation, not rhetoric, is needed. 15 Aug 2009
• An alternative approach to medical genetics based on modern evolutionary biology. Part 2: retroviral symbiosis. 30 Jul 2009
• This issue: screening and testing: genetics. 30 Jul 2009
• Genetics: a growing field. 30 Jul 2009
• Massively parallel sequencing: the next big thing in genetic medicine. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Genetics, Medical'

Definition: A subdiscipline of human genetics which entails the reliable prediction of certain human disorders as a function of the lineage and/or genetic makeup of an individual or of any two parents or potential parents.

Descriptor UI: D005826

Alternative terms: Genetics, Medical; Medical Genetics; Human Genetics; Genetics, Human;

Related Mesh Headings: Chromosome Aberrations; Diseases in Twins; Eugenics; Genetic Diseases, Inborn;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H01.158.273.343.315; H02.403.388;

Online Note: use GENETICS, MEDICAL to search GENETICS, HUMAN 1966-79

History Note: 80; was GENETICS, HUMAN 1963-79

Technical Notes: SPEC; restrict to the field of human genetics dealing with genet or hered disord; see note on GENETICS; DF: GENET MED