Published November, 2010
By John D. Potter and Noralane M. Lindor
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Cancer Genetics
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Genetic susceptibility refers to how variations in a person's genes increase or decrease his or her susceptibility to environmental factors, such as chemicals, radiation and lifestyle (diet and smoking).

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Published November, 2010
By Feng Wang
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology
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In this book, expert researchers provide a tool box for those who have a general interest in biomarker research and for those currently specializing in certain technologies but desiring an understanding of other available methodologies.

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Published November, 2010
By Gene S. Fisch
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience
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Published November, 2010
By Curtis A. Machida
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine
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Viral Vectors for Gene Therapy: Methods and Protocols consists of 30 ch- ters detailing the use of herpes viruses, adenoviruses, adeno-associated viruses, simple and complex retroviruses, including lentiviruses, and other virus systems for vector development and gene transfer.

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Published November, 2010
By Vladimir V. Didenko
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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In DNA Damage Detection In Situ, Ex Vivo, and In Vivo: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers explore the latest advances in the area, covering both recent and established techniques to detect and quantify DNA damage at scales ranging from subcellular to the level of a whole live organism.

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Published November, 2010
By Avery A. Sandberg and John F. Stone
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
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Collecting an extensive amount of information from thousands of publications by leading investigators in this rapidly developing field, this book provides a convenient and up-to-date one volume source for research in neural tumors of various cellular origins.

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Published November, 2010
By C. Neal Ellis
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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The second edition of Inherited Cancer Syndromes incorporates new genetic markers data with the clinical utility and practicality of the first edition.

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Published November, 2010
By George A. Bray
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
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This book presents an up-to-date survey of the current scientific understanding of obesity and the metabolic syndrome, as well as an overview of the most significant changes to the field over the past 30 years. This volume is a thorough reference for obesity and the metabolic syndrome.

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Published November, 2010
By Sophie Rousseaux and Saadi Khochbin
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Epigenetics and Human Health
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Epigenetics is a rapidly expanding field in medical and biological research which concerns heritable traits that are not attributable to changes in the DNA sequence. Edited by preeminent experts, Sophie Rousseaux and Saadi Khochbin, this volume in the 'Epigenetics and Human Health' series discusses the role of epigenetics in human reproduction

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Published November, 2010
By Michael J. Econs
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
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New insights into the pathogenesis of metabolic bone diseases have been obtained from investigations into the molecular biology of these diseases and new therapies will become available based on these new insights.

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