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Clinical Genetics: A Short Course

Golder N. Wilson

Abstract

INHERITANCE AND PREDISPOSITION. Introduction to Clinical Genetics: Genes, Traits, and Pedigrees. Mendelian Inheritance. Multifactorial Determination and the Genetics of Common Diseases. Population Genetics. Measuring Genetic Predisposition: Common Diseases, Pharmacogenetics, and Ecogenetics. LABORATORY GENETICS, NEW DEVELOPMENTS. From Gene to Trait: Levels of Genetic Information. Genetics at the Chromosome Level: Cytogenetics. Genetics at the DNA Level: Molecular Genetics and DNA Diagnosis. Genetics at the Cellular Level: Developmental, Cancer, and Immunogenetics. New Applications of Clinical Genetics: Atypical Inheritance Mechanisms and Gene Therapy. CLINICAL GENETICS. Pediatric Genetics: Birth Defects and Syndromology. Pediatric Genetics: Inborn Errors of Metabolism. Genetics in the Surgical Specialities. Genetics and Adult Medicine. Reproductive Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis. Genetics, Allied Health, and Preventive Management: The Clinical Genetics Care Pathway. Glossary. Index.

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Key concepts: Medical genetics, Molecular genetics, Genetics, Mendelian inheritance, Human genetics, Biology, Population genetics, Pedigree chart