Essential Medical Genetics
3rd Edition
Published on 27. September 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-632-02872-6 (ISBN)
Description
The book has been extensively revised for this new edition, but retains its basic format which fits the pre-clinical and clinical courses at medical school. The first half of the book covers the basic principles of human genetics including chromosomes, sex-linked inheritance and population genetics while the second part covers clinical applications including genetic assessment and counselling, genetic disorders and pre-natal diagnosis. This book is intended for pre-clinical and clinical medical students, dental students, obstetricians, gynaecologists, pharmacologists, medical laboratory scientists, cell biologists and biochemists.
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
243 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 219 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-632-02872-6 (9780632028726)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Basic principles Human genetics in perspective; DNA structure and function; DNA analysis; Chromosomes; Gametogenesis; Chromosome aberrations; Autosomal inheritance; Sex-linked inheritance; Gene mapping; Multifactorial inheritance; Population genetics; Self assessment section; Clinical applications Genetic assessment and counselling; Chromosomal disorders; Single-gene disorders; Immunogenetics; Genetics of common disorders; Cancer genetics; Congenital malformations; Prenatal diagnosis; Population screening; Prevention and treatment; Self-assessment section; Appendices Chi-square test of significance; Odds and probabilities; Applications of Bayes' Theorem; Calculation of the coefficients of relationship and inbreeding.