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Emery's elements of medical genetics / Robert F. Mueller, Ian D. Young.
Holman Biotech Commons RB155 .E5 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mueller, Robert F.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical genetics.
- Genetics, Medical.
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn.
- Medical Subjects:
- Genetics, Medical.
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn.
- Physical Description:
- 372 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
- Edition:
- Eleventh edition.
- Other Title:
- Elements of medical genetics
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, 2001.
- Summary:
- This highly popular textbook of medical genetics covers both the scientific basis and clinical applications of genetics. It remains well written and easy to understand -- two of its key strengths for more than 30 years. For this new edition, the content has been thoroughly updated to keep abreast of this fast-changing area. A brand new illustration program has been specially designed for this new edition to help students understand difficult concepts and retain information.
- Contents:
- Ch. 1. The history and impact of genetics in medicine
- Ch. 2. The cellular and molecular basis of inheritance
- Ch. 3. Chromosomes and cell division
- Ch. 4. DNA technology and applications
- Ch. 5. Developmental genetics
- Ch. 6. Patterns of inheritance
- Ch. 7. Mathematical and population genetics
- Ch. 8. Polygenic and multifactorial inheritance
- Ch. 9. Haemoglobin and the haemoglobinopathies
- Ch. 10. Biochemical genetics
- Ch. 11. Pharmacogenetics
- Ch. 12. Immunogenetics
- Ch. 13. The genetics of cancer
- Ch. 14. Genetic factors in common diseases
- Ch. 15. Genetics and congenital abnormalities
- Ch. 16. Genetic counselling
- Ch. 17. Chromosome disorders
- Ch. 18. Single gene disorders
- Ch. 19. Carrier detection and presymptomatic diagnosis
- Ch. 20. Risk calculation
- Ch. 21. Prenatal diagnosis of genetic disease
- Ch. 22. Population screening and community genetics
- Ch. 23. The human genome project, treatment of genetic disease and gene therapy
- Ch. 24. Ethical issues in medical genetics.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 044307125X
- OCLC:
- 45008497
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