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Genomics : the science and technology behind the human genome project

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Cantor, Charles R, Cassandra L. Smith. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons , 1999.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QH447 C232 1999

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Author: Cantor, Charles R; Cassandra L. Smith

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 1999

Subjects: Genome, Human; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Chromosome Mapping

ISBN: 471599085

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QH447 C232 1999

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Fast facts : comprehensive genomic profiling

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Rapoport, Bernardo, Troncone, Giancarlo, Schmitt, Fernando, Nayler, Simon. Abingdon, UK: S. Karger Publishers Ltd. , 2020.

Audience: Professional

Contents:; 1: GENETIC MUTATIONS AND BIOMARKERS -- 2: UNDERSTANDING NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING -- 3: ELEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE GENOMIC PROFILES -- 4: ROLE IN PRECISION ONCOLOGY -- 5: PREDICTIVE AND PROGNOSTIC BIOMARKERS -- 6: OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO GENOTYPE-DIRECTED THERAPY

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Author: Rapoport, Bernardo; Troncone, Giancarlo; Schmitt, Fernando; Nayler, Simon

Place of Publication: Abingdon, UK

Publisher: S. Karger Publishers Ltd.

Publication Date: 2020

Series: R2 Library; Fast facts (UK)

Subjects: Genome, Human; Genetics, Human; Genomics

Abstract: Contents:; 1: GENETIC MUTATIONS AND BIOMARKERS -- 2: UNDERSTANDING NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING -- 3: ELEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE GENOMIC PROFILES -- 4: ROLE IN PRECISION ONCOLOGY -- 5: PREDICTIVE AND PROGNOSTIC BIOMARKERS -- 6: OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO GENOTYPE-DIRECTED THERAPY

ISBN: 3318068187; 9783318068184; 9783318068191

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Human genome structure, function and clinical considerations

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Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG , 2021.

Audience: Professional

Contents:; Chapter 1: An Overview of the Human Genome -- Chapter 2: Human Chromosomes -- Chapter 3: Methods to Study Genomic DNA Sequence Variation -- Chapter 4: Protein-Coding Genes -- Chapter 5: Noncoding Gene Families of the Human Genome -- Chapter 6: Satellite and Tandem DNA Repeats in the Huma…

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Editor: Haddad, Luciana Amaral

Place of Publication: Cham, Switzerland

Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Publication Date: 2021

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Genome, Human; Genetics, Human; Genomics

Abstract: Contents:; Chapter 1: An Overview of the Human Genome -- Chapter 2: Human Chromosomes -- Chapter 3: Methods to Study Genomic DNA Sequence Variation -- Chapter 4: Protein-Coding Genes -- Chapter 5: Noncoding Gene Families of the Human Genome -- Chapter 6: Satellite and Tandem DNA Repeats in the Human Genome --Chapter 7: Human Chromosome Telomeres -- Chapter 8: To Build or To Break: The Dual Impact of Interspersed Transposable Elements in Cancer -- Chapter 9: Copy Number Variation in the Human Genome -- Chapter 10: The Human Mitochondrial DNA -- Chapter 11: Population Variation of the Human Genome.

ISBN: 9783030731502; 9783030731519

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Impact of endogenous retrovirus-like sequences on the human genome

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Goodchild, Nancy L. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 1993.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QH447 G646 1993

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Author: Goodchild, Nancy L

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: University of British Columbia

Publication Date: 1993

Subjects: Genome, Human; Retrovirdae

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Thesis

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QH447 G646 1993

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Retrovirus-like promoters in the human genome

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Feuchter, Anita E. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 1991.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QH447 F422 1991

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Author: Feuchter, Anita E

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: University of British Columbia

Publication Date: 1991

Subjects: Genome, Human; Retrovirus Infections

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Thesis

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QH447 F422 1991

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Bioinformatics and functional genomics

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Pevsner, Jonathan. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley-Liss, Inc , c2003.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QH441.2 P514 2003

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Pevsner, Jonathan

Place of Publication: Hoboken, N.J.

Publisher: Wiley-Liss, Inc

Publication Date: c2003

Physical Description: xxv, 753 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Subjects: Computational Biology - methods; Genomics; Genetic Techniques; Genome, Human; Proteome

ISBN: 0471210048 (paper : alk. paper)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QH441.2 P514 2003

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Genomic instability and immortality in cancer

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New York, NY: Plennum Press , 1997.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ202 G335m 1997

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Editor: Mihich, Enrico; Hartwell, Leland

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Plennum Press

Publication Date: 1997

Series: Pezcoller Foundation symposia 8

Subjects: Neoplasms - genetics; Genome, Human; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic - genetics

ISBN: 0306457008

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ202 G335m 1997

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Diagnostic genetic testing : core concepts and the wider context for human DNA analysis

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Bourn, David. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Publishing Company, LLC , 2022.

Audience: Professional

Contents:; Genetic Testing, Some Themes and Some Basics -- Autosomal Dominant Inheriance and Huntington Disease -- Autosomal Recessive Inheritance and Cystic Fibrosis -- X-linked Inheritance: a Question of Gender -- Genetics Testing in Cancer -- DNA Testing, Genes and Identity -- Out of Sequence: G…

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Author: Bourn, David

Place of Publication: Cham, Switzerland

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, LLC

Publication Date: 2022

Series: R2 Library

Subjects: Genetic Testing; Genetic Carrier Screening; Genome, Human; Genome - genetics

Abstract: Contents:; Genetic Testing, Some Themes and Some Basics -- Autosomal Dominant Inheriance and Huntington Disease -- Autosomal Recessive Inheritance and Cystic Fibrosis -- X-linked Inheritance: a Question of Gender -- Genetics Testing in Cancer -- DNA Testing, Genes and Identity -- Out of Sequence: Genome-Scale Testing -- DNA Testing: Pulling the Strands Together.

ISBN: 3030855090; 9783030855093; 9783030855109

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Trancriptional regulatory elements in the long terminal repeats of the human endogenous retrovirus, Herv-H

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Nelson, David Troy. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 1997.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QH447 N425 1997

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Author: Nelson, David Troy

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: University of British Columbia

Publication Date: 1997

Subjects: Genome, Human; Retroviridae

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Thesis

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QH447 N425 1997

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Expression of the RTVL-H family of human endogenous retrovirus-like sequences

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Wilkinson, David Allan. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 1993.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QH447 W686 1993

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Author: Wilkinson, David Allan

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: University of British Columbia

Publication Date: 1993

Subjects: Genome, Human; Retroviridae

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Thesis

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QH447 W686 1993

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Genetic maps and human imaginations : the limits of science in understanding who we are

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Rothman, Barbara Katz. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. , 1998.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ50 R846 1998

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Author: Rothman, Barbara Katz

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

Publication Date: 1998

Physical Description: 272 p. ; 22 cm

Subjects: Human Genetics; Human Genome Project; Human Genome Diversity Project; Ethics, Research; Bioethics; Sociology, Medical; Popular Work

ISBN: 093047032

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ50 R846 1998

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Novel genetic effects of a human endogenous retrovirus

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Kowalski, Paul Edward. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 1998.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QH447 K88 1998

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Author: Kowalski, Paul Edward

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: University of British Columbia

Publication Date: 1998

Subjects: Genome, Human; Endogenous Retroviruses

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Thesis

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QH447 K88 1998

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Body : a guide for occupants

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Bryson, Bill. [Toronto, ON]: Doubleday Canada , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: HM636 B916 2019

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Alternate Title: The body : a guide for occupants

Author: Bryson, Bill

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Doubleday Canada

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: x, 450 p., 16 unnumbered pages of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Human Body; Physiology; Popular Work

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9780385685740

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Surrey Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: HM636 B916 2019

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What's wrong with you? : an insiders guide to your insides

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Holper, Sarah. Melbourne, Aus.: Hardie Grant Books , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB143 H657 2021

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Dr. Sarah Holper takes you on a tour through the human body, explaining the reason for common medical symptoms that cause concern. With interesting facts, personal anecdotes, insider doctor secrets and memorable patient encounters spread throughout this book, Dr. Holper lends her working knowledge …

Author: Holper, Sarah

Place of Publication: Melbourne, Aus.

Publisher: Hardie Grant Books

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: 256 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Subjects: Signs and Symptoms; Human Body; Physiological Phenomena; Internal Medicine; Popular Work

Abstract: Dr. Sarah Holper takes you on a tour through the human body, explaining the reason for common medical symptoms that cause concern. With interesting facts, personal anecdotes, insider doctor secrets and memorable patient encounters spread throughout this book, Dr. Holper lends her working knowledge to those seeking to understand just what's going on inside and outside their bodies -- Provided by publisher.

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ISBN: 9781743797112

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WB143 H657 2021

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Drum in one hand, a sockeye in the other: stories of Indigenous food sovereignty from the Northwest Coast

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Cote, Charlotte. Seattle: University of Washington Press , 2022.

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Call Number: WA300 C843 2022

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Author: Cote, Charlotte

Place of Publication: Seattle

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Publication Date: 2022

Physical Description: xxi, 184 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series: Indigenous confluences

Subjects: First Nations; Health Status - British Columbia; Food; Human Rights; Popular Work

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ISBN: 9780295749525

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WA300 C843 2022

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Diagnosketch : a visual guide to medical diagnosis for the non-medical audience

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Adhikari, Sapana P. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2022.

Audience: Patient or Public

"Diagnosketch is a visual aid to explain medical diagnoses to patients at the bedside. It uses simplified images to illustrate complicated anatomy and concepts. The title, 'Diagnosketch,' combines the term 'diagnosis,' with the term, 'sketch,' paralleling the way the book combines a medical diagnos…

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Author: Adhikari, Sapana P.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2022

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Diagnosis; Human anatomy; Medical Illustration; Patient Education as Topic; Pictorial Works; Popular Work

Abstract: "Diagnosketch is a visual aid to explain medical diagnoses to patients at the bedside. It uses simplified images to illustrate complicated anatomy and concepts. The title, 'Diagnosketch,' combines the term 'diagnosis,' with the term, 'sketch,' paralleling the way the book combines a medical diagnosis with a simplified sketch. It includes common pathologies seen in an acute care setting, especially ones that are easier to explain with pictures"-- Provided by publisher

ISBN: 9780197636954; 9780197636961

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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Sit, stay, heal : what dogs teach us about living well

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Alsarraf, Renee. New York, NY: HarperOne , 2022.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 A461s 2022

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

"For more than two decades, esteemed veterinary oncologist Dr. Renee Alsarraf treated cancer in her beloved canine patients. Then, at age fifty-one, she was diagnosed with cancer herself. For Dr. Renee, it was her patients -- those furry, four-legged, slobbering animals -- who seemed to uniquely un…

Author: Alsarraf, Renee

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: HarperOne

Publication Date: 2022

Physical Description: 248 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - diagnosis; Neoplasms - psychology; Human-Animal Bond; Veterinarians; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: "For more than two decades, esteemed veterinary oncologist Dr. Renee Alsarraf treated cancer in her beloved canine patients. Then, at age fifty-one, she was diagnosed with cancer herself. For Dr. Renee, it was her patients -- those furry, four-legged, slobbering animals -- who seemed to uniquely understand her difficult journey and who showed her the true power of positivity and unconditional love" -- Provided by publisher.