Emery's elements of medical genetics.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : W. B. Saunders, 2007.Edition: 13th ed. / Peter Turnpenny, Sian EllardDescription: 448 p. : illISBN:- 9780702029172 (pbk.) :
- 9780702029172 (pbk.) :
- 599.935 TUR
- RB155 .E5 2007
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Previous ed.: Edinburgh: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, 2005.
Section A: Principles of Human Genetics The history and impact of genetics in medicine The cellular and molecular basis of inheritance Chromosomes and cell division DNA technology and applications Developmental genetics Patterns of inheritance Mathematical and population genetics Polygenic and multifactorial inheritance Section B: Genetics in Medicine Haemaoglobin and the haemoglobinopathies Biochemical genetics Pharmacogenetics Immunogenetics The genetics of cancer Genetic factors in common diseases Genetics and congenital abnormalities Section C: Clinical Genetics Genetic counseling Chromosome disorders Single gene disorders Carrier detection and presymptomatic diagnosis Risk calculation Prenatal diagnosis of genetic disease Population screening and community genetics The human genome project, treatment of genetic disease and gene therapy Ethical issues in medical genetics Appendix: Advice on using the Internet for further genetics researc
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.