Overview
From DNA to Traditional Chinese Medicine presents how genetic disorders can be explained using concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine. This book explores the striking correlation between the characteristics of congenital syndromes and fundamental concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine, such as Jing-Mai (Meridians or Channels) and Zang-Fu (the Yin and Yang internal organs). This correlation appears to be systematic and comprehensive, suggesting that these Chinese concepts have correctly summarized the connections between particular parts of the human body during embryonic development. Should this discovery be correct, it will have an immense impact on the understanding of genomic medicine as well as Chinese medicine. The uncovering of the mechanism of Chinese medicine, may also lead to development of new treatments for various human diseases. This book covers topics including genetic syndromes and fundamental concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Starting with DiGeorge/Velocardiofacial syndrome, this book will first introduce the basics of Medical Genetics and congenital syndromes, and then the fundamental concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine including Jing-Mai and Zang-Fu. It will provide a completely new perspective on genetic syndromes with insights into how they relate to Traditional Chinese Medicine. This book is a valuable resource for graduates, medical undergraduates and researchers as well as professionals from both academia and industry.
Full Product Details
Author: Jesse Li-Ling, Ph.D. (West China Second University Hospital, China)
Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint: Academic Press Inc
Weight: 0.450kg
ISBN: 9780443404177
ISBN 10: 0443404178
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 15 October 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Professor Dr. Jesse Li-Ling obtained his MBBS from West China University of Medical Sciences in 1993 and PhD in Medical Genetics from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 2000. He conducted his postdoctoral research in Bioinformatics at Tsinghua University between 2001 to 2003, and became an associated professor at China Medical University in 2003. He was promoted to a full professor in 2007. In 2011, he joined Sichuan University as a full professor, and is currently vice chairman of the Medical Genetics Professional Committee of China Association of Birth Health. Professor Li-Ling has been in charge of multiple research projects sponsored by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Postdoctoral Foundation of China, and has published over 150 academic papers and 8 textbooks.
