Description
Rigorously updated, succinct, straightforward and well-illustrated, Emerys Elements of Medical Genetics is the perfect resource to help you master the genetics you need to know! Generations of students have appreciated its unique balance of basic science, genetics as applied to medicine, and clinical genetics, making it a favourite among students and lecturers for over 30 years.
Product Details
Reference
32203
EAN13
9780702029172
ISBN
9780702029172
Data sheet
Publication date
2007
Issue number
13
Cover
paperback
Pages count
436
Dimensions (mm)
216 x 276
Weight (g)
1293
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 inheritanceSection B: Genetics in Medicine Haemaoglobin and the haemoglobinopathies Biochemical genetics Pharmacogenetics Immunogenetics The genetics of cancer Genetic factors in common diseases Genetics and congenital abnormalitiesSection 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 research Glossary