Principles of Clinical Cancer Genetics

A Handbook from the Massachusetts General Hospital

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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Advances in genetics are transforming estimates of an individual’s risk of developing cancer and approaches to prevention and management of cancer in those who may have increased susceptibility.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2016-08-23
Mått210 x 279 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor227
FörlagSpringer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN9781489977854

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Medicinsk genetik inom Medicin
Onkologi inom Medicin

Basic Principles of Cancer Genetics.- Principles of Cancer Genetic Counseling and Genetic Testing.- Genetics of Hereditary Breast Cancer.- Surgical Management of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer.- Hereditary Colon Cancer: Colonic Polyposis Syndromes.- Hereditary Colon Cancer: Lynch Syndrome.- Hereditary Pancreatic Cancer.- Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer.- Familial Renal Cell Cancers and Pheochromocytomas.- Familial Atypical Mole Melanoma (FAMM) Syndrome.- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia.- Pediatric Malignancies: Retinoblastoma and Wilms’ Tumor.- Neurofibromatosis and Schwannomatosis.- The HapMap Project and Low-Penetrance Cancer Susceptibility Alleles.- Somatic Genetic Alterations and Implications for Targeted Therapies in Cancer (GIST, CML, Lung Cancer).

From the reviews:“This thorough book outlines the most common genetic contributions to cancer and reviews cancer genetics and genetic counseling as well as recent advances in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) research and personalized medicine. … a largely useful resource, particularly for students, residents, and entry-level clinicians in clinical cancer genetics.” (Heather H. Wetzel, Doody’s Review Service, August, 2010)