Genes, Chromosomes, and Disease From Simple

This readable overview covers the rise of medical genetics through the past century, and the eugenic impulses it has inspired. Nicholas Gillham reviews the linkages between genes and disease; ethnic groups' differential susceptibility to genetic traits and disorders; personalized medicine; and crucial social and ethical issues arising from the field's progress.

Nicholas Wright Gillham is James B. Duke Professor of Biology Emeritus at Duke University. Although his specialty was organelle genetics, he has long been interested in eugenics, human genetics, and their history. His books include Organelle Genes and Genomes (Oxford University Press, 1994) and a biography, A Life of Sir Francis Galton: From African Exploration to the Birth of Eugenics (Oxford University Press, 2001).

Preface	p. ix
Hunting for disease genes	p. 1
How genetic diseases arise	p. 25
Ethnicity and genetic disease	p. 55
Susceptibility genes and risk factors	p. 81
Genes and cancer	p. 103
Genes and behavior	p. 129
Genes and IQ: an unfinished story	p. 151
Preventing genetic disease	p. 175
Treating genetic disease	p. 199
The dawn of personalized medicine	p. 235
Postscript: a cautionary note	p. 249
References and notes	p. 253
Glossary	p. 293
Some useful human genetics Web sites	p. 307
Acknowledgments	p. 309
About the author	p. 311
Index	p. 313
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