Evolving genomic approaches to the study of complex cardiovascular diseases in human populations genetic and genomic epidemiology / Christopher J. O'Donnell.

• Contents: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) as the leading cause of death in the Western world -- Role of long-term exposure to risk factors prior to disease manifestation -- Common CVDs: myocardial infarction, stroke, congestive heart failure and sudden cardiac death -- Complex traits with both genetic and environmental risk factors -- The Human Genome Project and the HapMap Project -- Genetic linkage families -- Genome-wide studies of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) -- Drug development and predictive testing.

Ämnesord

Cardiovascular Diseases.  (MeSH)

Computational Biology.  (MeSH)

Genetics.  (MeSH)

Variation (Genetics).  (MeSH)