Medical Genetics

This book documents historical clinical trials in human gene therapy and reviews advances in the field. It evaluates the use of the many different cell types and organs amenable to gene transfer, and examines the prospects of strategies for gene therapy...

This book explores early theories about the mechanisms of inheritance. Beginning with Charles Darwin's now rejected Gemmule hypothesis, the book documents the reception of Gregor Mendel's work on peas and follows the work of early 20th century scholars...

This book explores the potential of stem cells for ameliorating the quality of life of patients with neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. It discusses results of pre-clinical investigations and case studies on the effects of stem cell transplantation on cell death, as well as to promote/stim..

Recent findings in the fields of East Asian archaeology, linguistics and genetics are collected together here, making this an ideal reference tool for scholars in all disciplines working on the reconstruction of the East Asian past...

This book, a fiction, deals with how young women who have inherited BRCA1 and/or BRCA2 mutations deal with their impending breast or ovarian cancers. Many women—actress Angelina Jolie is an example because she wrote about her struggle with the inheritance of such mutations in an op-ed to the New Yor..

With forensic DNA analysis becoming increasingly important at trial, this book presents carefully chosen cases that illustrate specific concepts, methods, and interpretations used in DNA analysis. It covers methods such as STR techniques, mitochondrial DNA, and Y-STRs as well as some novel technique..