Principles of medical genetics / Thomas D. Gelehrter, Francis S. Collins.
By: Gelehrter, Thomas D
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Contributor(s): Collins, Francis S.
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BookPublisher: Baltimore : Williams & Wilkins, 1990Description: ix, 324 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 0683034472.Subject(s): Medical geneticsDDC classification: 616.042 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 616.042 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00014642 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Presents the basic principles and their application to clinical medicine. The emphasis is on molecular genetics, the area providing the major impetus to the development of medical genetics, especially in the areas of diagnosis and prevention of disease. Primarily for first or second year medical students taking a course in the subject. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Role of genetics in medicine -- Structure and behavior of genes and chromosomes -- Mendelian inheritance -- Population genetics and multifactorial inheritance -- Molecular genetics: gene organization, regulation and manipulation -- Molecular genetics of human disease: hemoglobinopathies -- Biochemical and molecular genetics of human disease -- Cytogenetics -- Anatomy of the human genome: gene mapping and linkage -- Cancer genetics -- Clinical genetics -- Looking toward the future.