| Description |
xi, 304 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Oxford core texts |
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Oxford core texts.
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| Contents |
Gene structure and function -- Chromosomes and cell division -- Common chromosome disorders -- Single-gene (Mendelian) inheritance -- Identifying genes for Mendelian diseases -- Polygenic inheritance and complex diseases -- Genes and populations -- Genes and haemoglobin -- Genes and development -- Genes and cancer -- Genes and biochemistry -- Genes, drugs, and treatment -- Clinical skills and scenarios -- Applied clinical genetics -- Appendix 1: Medical school core curriculum in genetics -- Appendix 2: Teaching medical genetics to undergraduate medical students -- Glossary |
| Summary |
Highly Commended in the 2006 BMA Medical Book Competition (Basic and clinical sciences) Medical Genetics provides medical and biomedical science students with an understanding of the basic principles of human genetics as they relate to clinical practice |
| Notes |
Originally published: 2005 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Medical genetics.
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| LC no. |
2011280131 |
| ISBN |
0199594619 (paperback) |
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9780199594610 (paperback) |
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