Introduction to risk calculation in genetic counseling /
Ian D. Young.
- 3rd ed.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
- ix, 241 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-217) and index.
Genetic counseling and the laws of probability -- Autosomal dominant inheritance -- Autosomal recessive inheritance -- X-linked recessive inheritance -- The use of linked DNA markers -- Germline mosaicism -- Polygenic and multifactorial inheritance -- Cancer genetics -- Balanced chromosome rearrangements -- Other mechanisms of inheritance.