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Genetic diversity among Jews : diseases and markers at the DNA level
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ISBN: 0195068173 Year: 1992 Publisher: New York Oxford Oxford University Press

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Genetic variation and disorders in peoples of Africian origin
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ISBN: 0801839629 Year: 1990 Volume: vol *6 Publisher: Baltimore London Johns Hopkins University Press


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L'humanité au pluriel : la génétique et la question des races
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ISBN: 9782020966580 2020966581 Year: 2008 Publisher: Paris: Seuil,

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L'humanité est-elle séparée en races différentes? Vérité scientifique au XIXe siècle et durant une bonne partie du XXe, cette affirmation a été battue en brèche après la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Au cours des dernières décennies, la biologie a nié la pertinence même de la question, au motif que tous les humains auraient en commun 99,9 % de leur patrimoine génétique. Mais les avancées toutes récentes de la génétique nuancent cette affirmation. L'étude fine du génome humain montre l'existence de différenciations héréditaires stables qui, au-delà des seules apparences (couleur de peau, chevelure, etc.), rendent possible de remonter aux origines géographiques lointaines des individus, ou peuvent parfois expliquer leur vulnérabilité à certaines maladies. Certes, les groupes ainsi repérés ont des limites floues, leur diversité interne est élevée, et aucun classement hiérarchique global ne peut être justifié à partir de ces éléments. Les "races", au sens classique du terme, n'existent effectivement pas. Néanmoins, la pluralité humaine, telle qu'on peut l'appréhender avec les techniques les plus modernes, est plus grande et plus subtile qu'on ne voulait le croire...


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Conceptual breakthroughs in evolutionary genetics : a brief history of shifting paradigms
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ISBN: 0124202373 0124201660 9780124202375 1306384214 9781306384216 9780124201668 Year: 2014 Publisher: San Diego, CA : Academic Press,

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Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics is a pithy, lively book occupying a special niche-the conceptual history of evolutionary genetics- not inhabited by any other available treatment. Written by a world-leading authority in evolutionary genetics, this work encapsulates and ranks 70 of the most significant paradigm shifts in evolutionary biology and genetics during the century-and-a-half since Darwin and Mendel. The science of evolutionary genetics is central to all of biology, but many students and other practitioners have little knowledge of its historical roots and con


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Human evolutionary genetics
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ISBN: 9780815341482 0815341482 Year: 2014 Publisher: New York: Garland,

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"Now in full color, this new edition of Human evolutionary genetics has been brought up-to-date with the many advances and discoveries made since the publication of the highly regarded first edition. The focus of the book is human genetic diversity: the mechanisms that generate it, how we study it, its implications in evolution, and its implications today. It will be an invaluable resource for anyone studying human evolution, genetic variation, population genetics, and biological anthropology"--


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The busy physician's guide to genetics, genomics and personalized medicine
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ISBN: 9401782717 9400711468 9400711476 Year: 2011 Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer Science,

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In the coming decade, the focus of medicine will shift from a disease-oriented approach, where the physician prescribes according to the disease the patient has, to a personalized approach, in which the physician first considers the patient’s individual biochemistry before prescribing a treatment.     Personalized medicine has the potential to improve efficacy and safety in virtually all fields of medicine. Unfortunately, few physicians feel confident in their ability to apply the principles of genetics and genomics upon which personalized medicine is based to their practice.      This book is intended to help the practicing physician understand and apply the principles of genetic and genomic medicine, regardless of his/her level of background in the field. It provides a thorough foundation/review of classical genetic principles, with an emphasis on how these principles apply to personalized medicine and common complex diseases. In addition, it provides a wide-ranging review of the inroads that personalized medicine has made into several fields, including cancer, psychiatric disorders, cardiovascular disease, substance abuse, Alzheimer disease, respiratory diseases, type 2 diabetes and macular degeneration.      Most importantly, this book is intended to enable the practicing physician, physician assistants and their entire healthcare team to anticipate the developments that will emerge in the near future, and stay current with the field as it expands.  .

Human evolutionary genetics : origins, peoples & disease
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ISBN: 0815341857 9780815341857 Year: 2004 Publisher: New York, N.Y.: Garland,

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