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This fourth edition of the best-selling textbook, Human Genetics and Genomics, clearly explains the key principles needed by medical and health sciences students, from the basis of molecular genetics, to clinical applications used in the treatment of both rare and common conditions.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

How to get the best out of your textbook viii

PART ONE: BASIC PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GENETICS 1

1 DNA Structure and Function 3

2 Genetic Variation 20

3 Patterns of Inheritance 38

4 The Human Genome 64

5 Multifactorial Inheritance 87

6 Cell Division and Chromosomes 100

7 Population Genetics 125

8 Cancer Genetics 137

PART TWO: GENETICS AND GENOMICS IN MEDICAL PRACTICE 155

9 Chromosome Translocation 157

10 Molecular Diagnosis 171

11 Newborn Screening 182

12 Developmental Genetics 194

13 Carrier Screening 203

14 Genetic Risk Assessment 213

15 Genetic Testing for Risk of Cancer 222

16 Pharmacogenetics 230

17 Treatment of Genetic Disorders 239

Answers to Review Questions 248

Glossary 253

Index 262

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 11 January 2013
      ISBN-13 9780470654477
      978-0470654477
      ISBN-10 0470654473
      Also in:
      Medical genetics Human biology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This fourth edition of the best-selling textbook, Human Genetics and Genomics, clearly explains the key principles needed by medical and health sciences students, from the basis of molecular genetics, to clinical applications used in the treatment of both rare and common conditions.

      Table of Contents

      Preface vii

      How to get the best out of your textbook viii

      PART ONE: BASIC PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GENETICS 1

      1 DNA Structure and Function 3

      2 Genetic Variation 20

      3 Patterns of Inheritance 38

      4 The Human Genome 64

      5 Multifactorial Inheritance 87

      6 Cell Division and Chromosomes 100

      7 Population Genetics 125

      8 Cancer Genetics 137

      PART TWO: GENETICS AND GENOMICS IN MEDICAL PRACTICE 155

      9 Chromosome Translocation 157

      10 Molecular Diagnosis 171

      11 Newborn Screening 182

      12 Developmental Genetics 194

      13 Carrier Screening 203

      14 Genetic Risk Assessment 213

      15 Genetic Testing for Risk of Cancer 222

      16 Pharmacogenetics 230

      17 Treatment of Genetic Disorders 239

      Answers to Review Questions 248

      Glossary 253

      Index 262

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