Progress and Challenges in Precision Medicine (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Verma, Mukesh; Barh MSc, MTech

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Progress and Challenges in Precision Medicine presents an insightful overview to the myriad factors of personalized and precision medicine. The availability of the human genome, large amounts of data on individual genetic variations, environmental interactions, influence of lifestyle, and cutting-edge tools and technologies for big-data analysis have led to the age of personalized and precision medicine. Bringing together a global range of experts on precision medicine, this book collects previously scattered information into one concise volume which covers the most important developments so far in precision medicine and also suggests the most likely avenues for future development. The book includes clinical information, informatics, public policy implications, and information on case studies. It is a useful reference and background work for students, researchers, and clinicians working in the biomedical and medical fields, as well as policymakers in the health sciences. - Provides an overview of the growing field of precision medicine - Contains chapters from geographically diverse experts in their field - Explores important aspects of precision medicine, including applications, ethics, and development

---

Dieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, B, BG, CY, CZ, D, DK, EW, E, FIN, F, GR, HR, H, IRL, I, LT, L, LR, M, NL, PL, P, R, S, SLO, SK ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780128095027
• Artikelnr.: 47322581

Autorenporträt

Dr. Debmalya Barh is currently a Visiting Full Professor (Titular, Grade-E) in Bioinformatics and Precision Health at the Department of Genetics, Ecology, and Evolution, ICB, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil and honorary scientist of the Institute of Integrative Omics and Applied Biotechnology (IIOAB), India. With over 20 years of experience, he has led academic, healthcare, molecular diagnostic, and bioinformatics industry endeavors. He works with more than 400 scientists from 100+ top ranked organizations across 40+ countries and has 220+ publications and a branded editor for 10+ cutting-edge omics related reference books. He is an expert in in precision/personalized health and integrative omics-based biomarker and target discovery in infectious and complex lifestyle diseases.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Every Individual Is Different and Precision Medicine Offers Options for Disease Control and Treatment
2. Clinical Next-Generation Sequencing: Enabling Precision Medicine
3. Phenotyping in Precision Medicine
4. Cancer Genetic Screening and Ethical Considerations for Precision Medicine
5. Precision Medicine in Primary Health Care
6. Population Approach to Precision Medicine
7. Regulation of Genomic Testing in the Era of Precision Medicine
8. Image-Based Modeling and Precision Medicine
9. Sharing Outside the Sandbox? The Child's Right to an Open Data Sharing Future in Genomics and Personalized Medicine
10. Lessons Learned From Cohort Studies, and Hospital-Based Studies and Their Implications in Precision Medicine
11. Clinical Trials in Precision Medicine
12. Time to Educate Physicians and Hospital Staff in Electronic Medical Records for Precision Medicine
13. Computational Approaches in Precision Medicine
14. Handling Big Data in Precision Medicine
15. Trends in Precision Medicine
16. Personalized Medicine: Interdisciplinary Perspective, World Tidal Wave, and Potential Growth for the Emerging Countries