cover image - LIC - GCU NRS-434V Hlth Assmt, 7th Edition
ISBN: 9780323363570
Copyright: 2007
Publication Date: 09-18-2014
Page Count: 600
Imprint: Saunders
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LIC - GCU NRS-434V Hlth Assmt, 7th Edition

by Robert L. Nussbaum, MD, FACP, FACMG, Roderick R. McInnes, CM, MD, PhD, FRS(C), FCAHS, FCCMG and Huntington F Willard

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cover image - LIC - GCU NRS-434V Hlth Assmt, 7th Edition
ISBN: 9780323363570
Copyright: 2007
Publication Date: 09-18-2014
Page Count: 600
Imprint: Saunders
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Through six editions, Thompson & Thompson’s Genetics in Medicine has been a well-established favourite textbook on this fascinating and rapidly evolving field, integrating the classic principles of human genetics with modern molecular genetics and the latest clinical applications. Clearly written and abundantly illustrated, the New 7th Edition retains all of the features that have made its predecessors so popular while also comprehensively detailing all of the new developments and advances in the field.

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    • Acquire the state-of-the-art knowledge you need on the latest advances in molecular diagnostics, the Human Genome Project, pharmacogenetics, and bio-informatics.
    • Better understand the relationship between basic genetics and clinical medicine with a variety of clinical case studies.
    • Recognize a wide range of genetic disorders with visual guidance from more than 240 dynamic illustrations and high-quality photos.
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    • A new chapter on molecular diagnostics, and new information on the Human Genome Project, Pharmacogenetics, and Bio-informatics give you the most up-to-date genetics information
    • An increased number of case studies
    • Brand-new, more dynamic illustrations help with visualisation
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  • Introduction

    1. Chromosomal Basis of Heredity

    2. The Human Genome: Structure and Function of Genes and Chromosomes

    3. Tools of Human Molecular Genetics

    4. Principles of (Clinical) Cytogenetics

    5. Clinical Cytogenetics: Disorders of the Autosomes and the Sex Chromosomes

    6. Mechanisms of Inheritance part I: Mendelian (or Single-Gene) Patterns

    7. Mechanisms of Inheritance part II: Mitochondrial, Imprinted, and Multifactorial Patterns

    8. Genetic Variation in Individuals and Populations

    9. The Genetic Contribution to Disease: Locating and identifying Disease Genes

    10. Principles of Molecular Disease: Lessons from the Hemoglobinopathies

    11. The Molecular and Biochemical Basis of Genetic Disease

    12. The Treatment of Genetic Disease

    13. Developmental Disorders and Birth Defects (Leslie Biesecker)

    14. Genetics of Cancer

    15. Genetic Counseling and Risk Assessment

    16. Molecular Diagnostics

    17. Prenatal Diagnosis

    18. Genetics and Society

    Case Studies
  • Robert L. Nussbaum, MD, FACP, FACMG, Holly Smith Chair of Medicine and Science, Professor of Medicine, Neurology, Pediatrics and Pathology, Department of Medicine and Institute for Human Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, Roderick R. McInnes, CM, MD, PhD, FRS(C), FCAHS, FCCMG, Alva Chair in Human Genetics, Canada Research Chair in Neurogenetics, Professor of Human Genetics and Biochemistry, Director, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Huntington F Willard, Chief Scientific Officer, Genome Medical, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA
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