Emery's Elements of Medical Genetics - Brossura

Turnpenny, Peter D.; Ellard, Sian, Ph.D.

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9780702029172: Emery's Elements of Medical Genetics

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ISBN 10: 0702029173 ISBN 13: 9780702029172

Casa editrice: Churchill Livingstone, 2007

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Rigorously updated, succinct, straightforward and well-illustrated, Emery's Elements of Medical Genetics is the perfect resource to help you master the genetics you need to know! Generations of students have appreciated its unique balance of basic science, genetics as applied to medicine, and clinical genetics, making it a favourite among students and lecturers for over 30 years.

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Contenuti:

Section A: Principles of Human Genetics

The history and impact of genetics in medicine

The cellular and molecular basis of inheritance

Chromosomes and cell division

DNA technology and applications

Developmental genetics

Patterns of inheritance

Mathematical and population genetics

Polygenic and multifactorial inheritance

Section B: Genetics in Medicine

Haemaoglobin and the haemoglobinopathies

Biochemical genetics

Pharmacogenetics

Immunogenetics

The genetics of cancer

Genetic factors in common diseases

Genetics and congenital abnormalities

Section C: Clinical Genetics

Genetic counseling

Chromosome disorders

Single gene disorders

Carrier detection and presymptomatic diagnosis

Risk calculation

Prenatal diagnosis of genetic disease

Population screening and community genetics

The human genome project, treatment of genetic disease and gene therapy

Ethical issues in medical genetics

Appendix: Advice on using the Internet for further genetics research

Glossary

Product Description:

Book by Turnpenny BSc MB ChB FRCP FRCPCH Peter D Ellar

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