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
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Medical genetics Genetics, Medical Genetic Diseases, Inborn