Much has been made over the past decade of the potential for genetics to advance our
understanding of the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes and to 'revolutionise'management of …

Diesem Buch liegt eine Dissertation zugrunde, die im Kontext des Forschungsprojektes
„Mediale Diskurse liber Humangenomforschung in Deutschland und den USA im Vergleich" …

Numbers needed to screen To assess the role of a gene-environment interaction and
screening in a population we need to know the penetrance of the genetic trait and its …

Background and purpose During the years prior to the turn of the century, scientific and
medical attention for genetic disorders was mainly focused on understanding rare single …

A number of genetic disorders are caused by mutations in the genes encoding
glycosyltransferases and sulfotransferases, enzymes responsible for the synthesis of …

Medical research today is dominated by a genocentric point of view. At the same time,
clinical discovery and patient-oriented research have become less common. Here, I suggest …

La actividad clínica tiene más ventajas que inconvenientes, lo que justifica su realización, y
su aprecio social. Sin embargo, con el curso de los años y el desarrollo tecnológico, están …

Although the 'inherited susceptibility'genes BRCA 1 and 2 are only thought to be involved in
approximately 5–10 per cent of all cases of breast cancer, risk assessment and genetic …

Die hier vorgelegte Studie ist aus einem vom Bundesministerium fiir Bildung und Forschung
im Rahmen des Programms „Forschung zu den ethischen, rechtlichen und sozialen Aspekte …

Family history assessment can be used to combine population-wide health promotion and
risk-reduction efforts with a high-risk, targeted approach to help reduce the burden of …