The Genetics of African Populations in Health and Disease (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107072022)

The birthplace of modern humans, Africa, has the highest genetic diversity in the world, yet it remains vastly understudied. With biomedical research increasingly focused on human variation, studying the large population size and number of mutations in African genomes could unravel the complexity of phenotypic traits underlying the biology of our species and hold huge potential for scientific and medical advances. An initial chapter 'conceptualizes Africa', providing relevant terminology. The first section covers genetic history and population structure. The next section looks at the genetic basis of common infectious diseases, such as leishmaniasis, malaria and tuberculosis, with a final part considering common non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity, heart disease and cancer. Gene environment interaction under globalization and the burden of diseases of lifestyle are included. For researchers and graduate students in biological anthropology, genetic anthropology, human and population genetics, and public health.

Author: Muntaser E. Ibrahim
ISBN-10: 1107072026
ISBN-13: 9781107072022
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/19/2019
Pages: 348
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.00w x 0.80d