Emery's elements of medical genetics.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Turnpenny, Peter D.
Other Authors: Ellard, Sian
Published: Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone, c2012.
Edition:14th ed. /
Subjects:
Medical genetics.
Genetics, Medical.
Genetic Diseases, Inborn.
Table of Contents:
  • The history and impact of genetics in medicine
  • The cellular and molecular basis of inheritance
  • Chromosomes and cell division
  • DNA technology and applications
  • Mapping and identifying genes for monogenic disorders
  • Developmental genetics
  • Patterns of inheritance
  • Population and mathematical genetics
  • Polygenic and multifactorial inheritance
  • Hemoglobin and the hemoglobinopathies
  • Biochemical genetics
  • Pharmacogenetics
  • Immunogenetics
  • Cancer genetics
  • Genetic factors in common diseases
  • Congenital abnormalities and dysmorphic syndromes
  • Genetic counseling
  • Chromosome disorders
  • Single-gene disorders
  • Screening for genetic disease
  • Prenatal testing and reproductive genetics
  • Risk calculation
  • Treatment of genetic disease
  • Ethical and legal issues in medical genetics.

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