Cardiovascular disease; methods and protocols; v.1: Genetics.9781588295729 Cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular disease Disease that affects the heart and blood vessels. Mentioned in: Lipoproteins Test cardiovascular disease ; methods and protocols; v.1: Genetics. Ed. by Qing Wang. Humana Press Inc. 2006 237 pages $99.50 Hardcover Methods in molecular medicine; v.128 RC687 Wang (molecular medicine, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland) introduces his field as a cross-disciplinary one seeking to comprehend disease causes and mechanisms toward the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases--in this case, cardiovascular disease, the leading killer in developed countries. In 37 chapters, researchers present step-by-step descriptions for the main protocols employed in genetic, molecular, cellular, structural, and physiological studies. Covered methods--adaptable to studying the genetic components of other conditions--include bioinformatics, cytogenetic cytogenetic /cy·to·ge·net·ic/ (-je-net´ik) 1. pertaining to chromosomes. 2. pertaining to cytogenetics. cytogenetic pertaining to or originating from the origin and development of the cell. analyses, mutation mutation, in biology, a sudden, random change in a gene, or unit of hereditary material, that can alter an inheritable characteristic. Most mutations are not beneficial, since any change in the delicate balance of an organism having a high level of adaptation to its screening, microarray See micro array. microarray - A technique for performing many DNA experiments in parallel. Nothing to do with computers. analysis, positional cloning cloning: see clone. To make a product that functions like another. See clone. See also cloning software. , and recording and mapping of cardiac physiology. The volume includes screen shoots of online genomic databases, and b&w photos of laboratory equipment. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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