A revised and updated edition of this book acknowledging the increasing importance of medical genetics and genetics counselling. The work covers recent advances including molecular genetics and gene mapping, the broad area of congenital malformation syndromes and dysmorphology.
A revised and updated edition of this book acknowledging the increasing importance of medical genetics and genetics counselling. The work covers recent advances including molecular genetics and gene mapping, the broad area of congenital malformation syndromes and dysmorphology.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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55 b&w line drawings, 2 half-tones, index
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Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 165 mm
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978-0-7506-0342-3 (9780750603423)
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Professor of Medicine and Head of Department, Institute of Medical GeneticsUniversity of Wales College of Medicine, UK
Part 1 General aspects of genetic counselling: genetic counselling in mendelian and non-mendelian disorders; chromosomal abnormalities; the molecular approach to genetic disorders; dysmorphology and genetic syndromes; carrier detection; prenatal diagnosis; special problems in genetic counselling; the genetic counselling clinic. Part 2 Specific organ systems: neuromuscular disease; central nervous system and psychiatric disorders; disorders of bone and connective tissue; oral and craniofacial disorders; the skin; the eye; deafness; cardiovascular diseases; the gastrointestinal tract; reanl disease; endocrine disorders; inborn errors of metabolism; blood; genetic risks in cancer; environmental hazards. Part 3 Conclusion: genetic counselling and society. Appendix - Useful information in connection with genetic counselling.
