Thompson & Thompson genetics in medicine

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nussbaum, Robert L. 1950- (Author), McInnes, Roderick R. (Author), Willard, Huntington F. (Author)
Format: Electronic
Edition:Eighth edition
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to the human genome
  • The human genome: gene structure and function
  • Human genetic diversity: mutation and polymorphism
  • Principles of clinical cytogenetics and genome analysis
  • The chromosomal and genomic basis of disease: disorders of the autosomes and sex chromosomes
  • Patterns of single-gene inheritance
  • Complex inheritance of common multifactorial disorders
  • Genetic variation in populations
  • Identifying the genetic basis for human disease
  • The molecular basis of genetic disease : general principles and lessons from the hemoglobinopathies
  • The molecular, biochemical, and cellular basis of genetic disease
  • The treatment of genetic disease
  • Developmental genetics and birth defects
  • Cancer genetics and genomics
  • Risk assessment and genetic counseling
  • Prenatal diagnosis and screening
  • Application of genomics to medicine and personalized health care
  • Ethical and social issues in genetics and genomics.