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Turnpenny, Peter D

Emery's elements of medical genetics Elements of medical genetics - 15th ed. / Peter D. Turnpenny, Sian Ellard - Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone, c2017 - xiii, 445 p. : ill. ; 28 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

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

ISBN: 9780702066856

LCCN: 2011004244

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Medical genetics
Genetics, Medical
Genetic Diseases, Inborn

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Print books.

LC Class. No.: RB155 / .E5 2017