Medical Genetics at a Glance

"Medical Genetics at a Glance fits the budget and reading time of medical students and those seeking a quick introduction to this fast-moving field. It is recommended as primary or supplementary reading in a lecture-based course or for exam preparation."--BOOK JACKET.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dorian J. Pritchard
Other Authors: Bruce R Korf
Format: Printed Book
Published: Osney Mead, OX ; Malden, Mass Blackwell Science 2003
Subjects:
Medical genetics. Genetics. Developmental biology.
Table of Contents:
  • Basic biology
  • The cell
  • The chromosomes
  • DNA structure
  • DNA replication
  • RNA structure
  • Production of messenger RNA
  • Protein synthesis
  • The cell cycle
  • Gametogenesis
  • Embryology
  • Sexual differentiation
  • The place of genetics in medicine
  • Chromosomal aneuploidies
  • Chromosome structural abnormalities
  • Mendel's laws
  • Autosomal dominant inheritance
  • Autosomal recessive inheritance
  • Intermediate inheritance
  • Sex-related inheritance
  • Congenital abnormalities
  • Multifactorial threshold traits
  • The common disorders of adult life
  • Normal polymorphism
  • Allele frequency
  • Genetic linkage and disease association
  • Mutagenesis and DNA repair
  • Mutations
  • The molecular biology of cancer
  • Familial cancers
  • Immunogenetics
  • Overview of clinical and laboratory methods
  • Pedigree construction
  • Dysmorphology
  • Twin studies
  • Chromosome analysis and related diagnostic procedures
  • Gene mapping
  • Diagnostic applications of the human gene map
  • Prenatal sampling
  • Biochemical diagnosis
  • DNA sequencing and related diagnostic procedures
  • Southern blotting and related diagnostic procedures
  • PCR amplification and related diagnostic procedures
  • DNA profiling
  • Risk assessment and genetic counselling
  • Preventive genetics and gene therapy.

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