The Busy Physician’s Guide To Genetics, Genomics and Personalized Medicine

1. Genetic Variability Provides the Biochemical Basis for Our Individuality, Including Differences in Our Susceptibility to Many Common Diseases
Kevin M. Sweet, Ron C. Michaelis

2. Making the Most of Family History Information, Single Gene Disorders and Mendelian Patterns of Inheritance, and When to Refer to a Genetic Specialist
Kevin M. Sweet, Ron C. Michaelis

3. Types of Genetic Tests and Issues Associated with the Interpretation of Their Results
Kevin M. Sweet, Ron C. Michaelis

4. Toward the Safer and More Effective Use of Prescription Drugs: Pharmacogenetics
Kevin M. Sweet, Ron C. Michaelis

5. Taking a Personalized Medicine Approach to Breast and Colon Cancer
Kevin M. Sweet, Ron C. Michaelis

6. Personalizing Risk Assessments and Treatments for Complex Cardiovascular Disease
Kevin M. Sweet, Ron C. Michaelis

7. Other Multifactorial Disorders for Which Genetic/Genomic Testing Is Providing Insights
Kevin M. Sweet, Ron C. Michaelis

Keywords: Biomedicine, Biomedicine general, Human Genetics, Molecular Medicine, Medicine/Public Health, general