Emery's elements of medical genetics.
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TextPublication details: Philadelphia, Pa. : Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, c2012.Edition: 14th ed. / Peter D. Turnpenny, Sian EllardDescription: xiii, 445 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 28 cmISBN: - 9780702040436 (pbk.) :
- 0702040436 (pbk.)
- Elements of medical genetics
- 599.935 TUR
- RB155 .E5 2012
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Previous ed.: 2007.
Includes Internet access.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section A.Principles of human genetics -- 1.The history and impact of genetics in medicine -- 2.The cellular and molecular basis of inheritance -- 3.Chromosomes and cell division -- 4.DNA technology and applications -- 5.Mapping and identifying genes for monogenic disorders -- 6.Developmental genetics -- 7.Patterns of inheritance -- 8.Population and mathematical genetics -- 9.Polygenic and multifactorial inheritance -- Section B.Genetics in medicine -- 10.Hemoglobin and hemoglobinopathies -- 11.Biochemical genetics -- 12.Pharmocogenetics -- 13.Immunogenetics -- 14.Cancer genetics -- 15.Genetic factors in common diseases -- Section C.Clinical genetics -- 16.Congenital abnormalities and dysmorphic syndromes -- 17.Genetic counselling -- 18.Chromosome disorders -- 19.Single-gene disorders -- 20.Screening for genetic disease -- 21.Prenatal testing and reproductive genetics -- 22.Risk calculation -- 23.Treatment of genetic disease -- 24.Ethical and legal issues in medical genetics.
Today's medical student needs to understand the principles of genetics rather than accumulate detailed facts. This updated text explains the essential themes of medical genetics whilst remaining in control of the developments in this subject. Clinical examples are given throughout the text.