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Informationen zum Autor Dhavendra Kumar, MD, FRCP, FACMG, is Professor, the University of Glamorgan, and Consultant in Clinical Genetics at the University Hospital of Wales, Institute of Medical Genetics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom. Klappentext This book is designed to be the first major text to discuss advances in medical genetics in the developing world. Zusammenfassung This book is designed to be the first major text to discuss advances in medical genetics in the developing world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors Part I: Genomics in Medicine and Health-General 1. Genes and Genomes in Health and Disease: An Introduction Dhavendra Kumar 2. The Human Variome Project and the Developing World Richard G.H. Cotton 3. Human Genomic Variation Initiatives in Emerging Economies and Developing Countries Béatrice Séguin, Billie-Jo Hardy, Peter A. Singer, and Abdallah S. Daar 4. The Genomic Map of Population Diversity in Asia Dhavendra Kumar 5. Ancestry, Disease and Variable Drug Response in the Genomic Era Charles Rotimi and Lynn Jorde 6. The Next Steps for Genomic Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities for the Developing World Billie-Jo Hardy, Béatrice Séguin, Federico Goodsaid, Gerardo Jiménez-Sánchez, Peter A. Singer, and Abdallah S. Daar 7. Consumer Perspectives on Genomics and Healthcare Alastair Kent 8. Transcultural Perspectives on Genetics and Genomics Dhavendra Kumar 9. Medical Genetics and Genomics Research in the Muslim World Aida I. Al-Aqeel 10. The Progress of Genomics in the Developing World: Rising Social, Economic, and Ethical Concerns Minakshi Bhardwaj 11. Genetic Outcomes of Consanguineous Marriages Alan H. Bittles and Michael L. Black 12. Autosomal Recessive Conditions and Autozygosity Mapping Colin A. Johnson and Eamonn R. Maher 13. Genetic Contribution to Malaria Susceptibility and Resistance Susana G. Campino and Taane G. Clark 14. Glucose 6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency: Genetics, Pharmacogenetics, and Malaria Selection Lucio Luzzatto 15. Infections, Genomics, and Global Public Health Tikki Pang 16. Microbial Genomics and Global Health Rino Rappuoli 17. Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics in the Developing World Warren E. Hochfeld, Sahle M. Asfaha, Marco Alessandrini, Tyren M. Dodgen, Renier Myburgh, Arinda Eloff, and Michael S. Pepper 18. Nutrigenomic Research in World Populations Jim Kaput 19. Transgenic Foods and Nutritional Health in Developing Countries Dhavendra Kumar and Joel Cohen 20. The Burden of Inherited Disease in the Developing World: The Example of Inherited Blood Diseases David J. Weatherall 21. Health Implications of Inherited Disorders of Iron Overload Chun Yo Lok, Alison T. Merryweather-Clarke, and Kathryn J.H. Robson 22. Inherited Factors in Diabetes Mellitus and Related Metabolic Disorders in the Developing World Dwaipayan Bharadwaj, Nikhil Tandon, and Anubha Mahajan 23. Global Health Implications of Genetic Studies of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Jessica Buxton, Julia El-Sayed Moustafa, Haya Al-Saud, and Alexandra Blakemore 24. Health Implications of Familial Hyperlipidemia Deepak Bhatnagar 25. Global Health Implications of Inherited Renal Diseases Wendy Jones and Anand Saggar 26. The Burden of Congenital Anomalies on Global Health Dhavendra Kumar 27. Inherited Eye Diseases in Developing Countries Tiziana Cogliati, James Friedman, Norimoto Gotoh, Neeraj Agarwal, and Anand Swaroop 28. Principles and Practice of Newborn Screening-The Lessons from the Developed World Rodney J. Pollitt 29. Diagnostic Laboratory Genetic Testing - Models for the Developing World Peter Lunt 30. Ethical Issues Arising in Medical Genetics in Developing Countries Angus Clarke 31. Genetic and Genomics Services in Em...
