Genomic Quirks (Book)
Author | Ramesh Hariharan |
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Illustrator | |
Subject | Genomics; Human Genetics; Genome Sequencing |
Publication date | 2017 |
Pages | 320 |
ISBN | 978-93-5265-744-5 Search this book on . |
Genomic Quirks (The Search for Spelling Errors) is a popular science book[1] written by Ramesh Hariharan on the science and art of searching for causative mutations in the genomes of patients using genome sequencing. The book was published by Strand Life Sciences.
Summary[edit]
This book uses nine real case stories to illustrate how genomic mutations are identified. The book begins with the search for the underlying genomic cause of the author's color-blindness. Then, it proceeds to other cases—families with vision loss, sisters with heart failure, infants who die suddenly, siblings with misplaced organs, an infant whose blood can’t carry enough oxygen, a baby with cancer of the retina, a boy with bone-marrow failure, and a middle-aged cancer patient. The stories highlight varied genomic phenomena and illustrate how genome sequencing is used somewhat differently in each case.
Related Books[edit]
Another book along this theme is One In A Billion the Story of Nic Volker and the Dawn of Genomic Medicine[2] which describes one of the first success stories of the use of genome sequencing on patients.
Teaching Reference Material[edit]
An earlier draft of the book has been used as reference material for a Bioinformatics course [3] and the chapter on color-blindness is part of the Data Analytics course [4] at the Indian Institute of Science.
References[edit]
- ↑ Hariharan, Ramesh. "Ramesh Hariharan's Education Page". www.hariharan-ramesh.com. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ↑ http://www.oneinabillionic.com/our-history/
- ↑ http://web.cse.ohio-state.edu/~raghu/teaching/CSE5599-BMI7830/
- ↑ http://www.ece.iisc.ernet.in/~rajeshs/E0259.htm
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