Emery's Elements of Medical Genetics
11th Edition
Published on 23. March 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-443-07125-6 (ISBN)
Description
This highly popular textbook of medical genetics covers both the scientific basis and clinical applications of genetics. It remains well written and easy to understand - two of its key strengths for more than 30 years. For this new edition, the content has been thoroughly updated to keep abreast of this fast-changing area. A brand new illustration program has been specially designed for this new edition to help students understand difficult concepts and retain information.
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Edition
11th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
293 ills.
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
1095 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-07125-6 (9780443071256)
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Peter D. Turnpenny | Sian Ellard | Ruth Cleaver
Emery's Elements of Medical Genetics and Genomics
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02/2021
16th Edition
Elsevier
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Content
Section A Principles of human genetics The history and impact of genetics in medicine The cellular and molecular basis of inheritance Chromosomes Recombinant DNA technology Developmental genetics Patterns of inheritance Mathematical and population genetics Polygenic and multifactorial inheritance Section B Genetics in medicine Haemoglobin 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 counselling 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 considerations