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    Essentials of Medical Genomics
    Essentials of Medical Genomics
    Essentials of Medical Genomics
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    Essentials of Medical Genomics

    By Stuart M. Brown, John G. Hay and Harry Ostrer

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    • Six new chapters on vital topics of interest such as multilocus SNP genotyping (SNP chips), RNAi, ChIP-chip, and genomic tiling arrays
    • New edition responds to reviewers' and users' desire for greater coverage—now the most useful handbook on the market!
    • Practical, concise summary of everything about genomics and emerging technologies a busy physician or medical student should know
    • Covers concepts and techniques that are in use in medicine now, as well as those on the cutting-edge of science relevant to medicine, from bioinformatics to DNA diagnostics and proteomics
    • NEW: Includes chapter-end exercises, enhancing the utility of the new edition as a textbook
    • NEW: PowerPoint slides of images available at instructor website
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWiley
    Release dateDec 29, 2008
    ISBN9780470334492
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