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Title Victor McKusick and the development of medical genetics / edited by Krishna R. Dronamraju, Clair Francomano
Published New York ; London : Springer, 2012

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Contents Victor McKusick / Krishna R. Dronamraju -- Family Life and Victor's Meeting the Unexpected / Anne Bishop McKusick -- The McKusick Twins: A Personal Essay / Vincent L. McKusick -- Personal Recollections of Victor / Krishna R. Dronamraju -- Memories of Victor McKusick / Don M. Long -- Memories of the Moore Clinic, 1960-1965 / David J. Weatherall -- Cytogenetics and Early Days at the Moore Clinic with Victor McKusick / Malcolm A. Ferguson-Smith -- Travels with Victor: Marfan Syndrome and Its Cousins / Reed E. Pyeritz -- Homage for Victor McKusick / Nicholas Avrion Mitchison -- How Did My Association with Victor Influence Me, My Career, and My Family? / Digamber S. Borgaonkar -- The Assimilation of Classical Genetics into Human Genetics / Elof Axel Carlson -- Genetic Studies in Isolated Populations: Victor McKusick's Contributions to Population Genetics / Aravinda Chakravarti -- Victor A. McKusick and Medical Genetics Among the Amish / Clair A. Francomano -- Dr. Victor A. McKusick and the Genetics of Dwarfism / Clair A. Francomano and David L. Rimoin -- Clinical Genomicist in the Future of Medical Practice / Edison T. Liu -- Victor McKusick and the History of Medical Genetics / Peter S. Harper -- The Influence of Victor A. McKusick on the Development of Training in Medical Genetics in Europe and in the World / Giovanni Romeo
Summary Victor McKusick is widely known as the 'Founding Father of Medical Genetics'. His seminal contributions to all aspects of medical genetics have led to the establishment of a distinct discipline. As a clinician, teacher, scientist, historian and author, McKusick's role is unparalleled. He was a founding member and the first President of the Human Genome Organization (HUGO). He performed an outstanding service by bringing genetics into the mainstream of medicine. This book is a tribute to Victor McKusick and the field of Medical genetics that he pioneered. It contains a number of fascinating personal accounts of people who knew, worked, and were influenced by him in the period from around 1950 until his death in 2007. Through this mechanism, the reader is given a unique insight into the history of medical genetics and how it will impact 21st century medicine. -- Dr. Hamilton O. Smith, Nobel Laureate
Analysis geneeskunde
medicine
biomedische wetenschappen
biomedicine
geschiedenis
history
humane genetica
human genetics
Medicine (General)
Geneeskunde (algemeen)
Notes Festschrift for Dr. Victor McKusick
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Subject McKusick, Victor A. (Victor Almon), 1921-2008.
SUBJECT McKusick, Victor A (Victor Almon), 1921-2008
McKusick, Victor A. (Victor Almon), 1921-2008 fast
Subject Medical genetics -- Research -- History
Medical genetics.
Genetics, Medical -- history
Genetics, Medical
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Genetic.
MEDICAL -- Genetics.
Medical genetics
Medical genetics -- Research
Genre/Form Festschriften
History
Festschriften.
Form Electronic book
Author Dronamraju, Krishna R
Francomano, Clair A
ISBN 9781461416777
1461416779