Computational genetics and genomics : tools for understanding disease / edited by Gary Peltz.

"Ultimately, the quality of the tools available for genetic analysis and experimental disease models will be assessed on the basis of whether they provide new information that generates novel treatments for human disease. In addition, the time frame in which genetic discoveries impact clinical...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink ebooks - Biomedical and Life Sciences (2005)
Other Authors: Peltz, Gary, 1956-
Format: Ebook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, c2005.
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Online Access:Springer eBooks
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Summary:"Ultimately, the quality of the tools available for genetic analysis and experimental disease models will be assessed on the basis of whether they provide new information that generates novel treatments for human disease. In addition, the time frame in which genetic discoveries impact clinical practice is also an important dimension of how society assesses the results of the significant public financial investment in genetic research. Because of the investment and the increased expectation that new tre- ments will be found for common diseases, allowing decades to pass before basic discoveries are made and translated into new therapies is no longer acceptable. Computational Genetics and Genomics: Tools for Understanding Disease provides an overview and assessment of currently available and developing tools for genetic analysis. It is hoped that these new tools can be used to identify the genetic basis for susceptibility to disease. Although this very broad topic is addressed in many other books and journal articles, Computational Genetics and Genomics: Tools for Understanding Disease focuses on methods used for analyzing mouse genetic models of biomedically - portant traits. This volume aims to demonstrate that commonly used inbred mouse strains can be used to model virtually all human disea- related traits. Importantly, recently developed computational tools will enable the genetic basis for differences in disease-related traits to be rapidly identified using these inbred mouse strains. On average, a decade is required to carry out the development process required to demonstrate that a new disease treatment is beneficial."--Publisher's website.
Item Description:Description based on print version record.
Physical Description:1 electronic document.
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:128035903X
1592599303
9781280359033
9781592599301
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