Principles of Cancer Genetics

Softcover Nachdruck of hardcover 1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-90-481-7726-4
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 326 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 517 g

This concise guidebook consolidates the main concepts of the cancer gene theory, and provides a framework for understanding the genetic basis of cancer. Focused on the most highly representative genes that underlie the most common cancers, the book is aimed at advanced undergraduates who have completed introductory courses in genetics, biology and biochemistry, medical students, and house medical house staff preparing for board examinations. Primary attention is devoted to the origins of cancer genes and the application of evolutionary theory to explain why the cell clones that harbor cancer genes tend to expand.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bunz, Fred

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Humangenetik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Onkologie, Krebsforschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Genetic Basis of Cancer.- Oncogenes.- Tumor Suppressor Genes.- Genetic Instability and Cancer.- Cancer Gene Pathways.- Genetic Alternations in Common Cancers.- Cancer Genetics in the Clinic.