genetics in medicine

Galton Institute newsletter issue 83
Publication Date: Winter 2014
Editor: Dr Geoffrey Vevers
Publication contents:

Galton Institute Conference 2014; British Society for Population Studies Conference 2014; Book Review; From DNA to Social Minds; European Human Behaviour and Evolution Conference 2014; Canadian Conference on Epigenetics; Integrating the Genome with the Phenome; Genetics, Genomics and Global Health; Obituary: Harry Stopes-Roe; Obituary: Tim Black; Obituary: Anthony Smith; The New A-Level Curriculum; Teachers’ Conference

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Galton Institute newsletter issue 83
Publication Date: Spring 2015
Editor: Dr Geoffrey Vevers
Publication contents:

Galton Institute Conference 2014; British Society for Population Studies Conference 2014; Book Review; From DNA to Social Minds; European Human Behaviour and Evolution Conference 2014; Canadian Conference on Epigenetics; Integrating the Genome with the Phenome; Genetics, Genomics and Global Health; Obituary: Harry Stopes-Roe; Obituary: Tim Black; Obituary: Anthony Smith; The New A-Level Curriculum; Teachers’ Conference

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Galton Review issue 3
Publication Date: Winter 2016-2017
Editor: Mr Robert Johnston
Publication contents:

Editorial; Galton Institute Conference 2016; The Artemis Trust; The Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2016; Gordon Research Conference 2016; 16th World Congress on Pain; The African Society for Human Genetics Conference 2016; Galton Institute Posdoctoral travel grant; Galton Institute conferences 2017

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Genetics in Medicine 3 – Precision Medicine
Publication Date: October 2016
Author: Helen Middleton‐Price, Andrew P Read, Dian Donnai
Publication contents:

Exploring the revolution in medicine built on a growing understanding of molecular mechanisms and the extraordinary advances in DNA sequencing technology. What should be in the laboratory report? Ethical considerations. Precision medicine treatments for rare diseases. Dietary management of genetic conditions. Enzyme replacement therapy. Drug treatments. Anti‐sense therapy. Gene therapy. Gene editing. Three‐parent embryos – preventing mitochondrial disease. Progress in stem‐cell therapies. Type I diabetes. Multiple sclerosis. Pharmacogenetics. How does genetic variation influence drug acƟon? Absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination (ADME). The variable effect of a drug on its target molecule Adverse drug reactions. Companion diagnostics. Defining the cancer genome. Treatments in cancer. Precision drug treatments for cancer. Targeted therapies for cancer. Combating acquired resistance. Companion diagnostics in cancer treatment. Non‐surgical testing – ‘liquid biopsies’

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