Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The human genome and the chromosomal basis of heredity -- The human genome : gene structure and function -- Tools of human molecular genetics -- Principles of clinical cytogenetics -- Clinical cytogenetics : disorders of the autosomes and the sex chromosomes -- Patterns of single-gene inheritance -- Genetics of common disorders with complex inheritance -- Genetic variation in individuals and populations : mutation and polymorphism -- Human gene mapping and disease gene identification -- Clinical case studies illustrating genetic principles -- Principles of molecular disease : lessons from the hemoglobinopathies -- The molecular, biochemical, and cellular basis of genetic disease -- The treatment of genetic disease -- Developmental genetics and birth defects / with the assistance of Leslie G. Biesecker -- Prenatal diagnosis -- Cancer genetics and genomics -- Personalized genetic medicine -- Pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics -- Genetic counseling and risk assessment -- Ethical issues in medical genetics -- Glossary -- Answers to problems.

Clearly written and illustrated throughout, the seventh edition retains all of the features that have made its predecessors so popular while also detailing all of the new developments and advances in the field. Readers can also access the complete contents and more online at www.studentconsult.com.