Barnes, Kathleen C.

Health disparities in common, complex diseases a role for genetics? / [electronic resource] : Kathleen C. Barnes. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2007. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (46 min.) : color, sound). - Evolution and medicine : how new applications advance research and practice, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Evolution and medicine. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.

Contents: Genetic epidemiology of common, complex and chronic diseases -- Evidence of a role for a genetic basis of health disparities -- Genetic studies on asthma and allergic disease and ethnicity -- Geneenvironment interactions -- Biogeography and the hygiene hypothesis -- Innate vs. adaptive immunity and the common variant/multiple disease hypothesis -- Antagonistic pleiotropy.

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