Medical genetics : an integrated approach /

Medical genetics : an integrated approach /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Schaefer, G. Bradley, author.
Imprint:	New York : McGraw-Hill Education, [2014] ©2014
Description:	1 online resource (x, 374 pages) : color illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine.
Subject:	Medical genetics. Human cytogenetics. Cytogenetics. Genetics -- Technique. Genetics, Medical Cytogenetics Genetic Phenomena -- genetics Genetic Techniques Human cytogenetics. Medical genetics.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12385759

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Other authors / contributors:	Thompson, James N., author.
ISBN:	9780071819282 0071819282 9780071664387 0071664386
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from electronic title page (AccessMedicine, viewed November 9, 2017).
Summary:	"This book utilizes an integrated approach to medical genetics by combining a tailored introduction to essential general genetics and up-to-date coverage of medical genetics following the curriculum recommended by the Association of Professors of Human Genetics and Medical Genetics and by the American Society of Human Genetics Guidelines. Core genetic principles are reviewed with an emphasis on mechanisms and unifying concepts"--Preface.
Other form:	Print version: Schaefer, G. Bradley. Medical genetics. New York : McGraw-Hill, 2013 9780071702065

Table of Contents:

Genetics : unity and diversity
Information flow and levels of regulation
The organization of development
The structure and function of genes
Clinical cytogenetics
Mendelian genetics : patterns of gene transmission
Mutation
Metabolism
Family history and pedigree analysis
Multifactorial inheritance and gene x environment interactions
Genetic testing and screening
Atypical modes of inheritance
Disorders of organelles
Genetic therapeutics
Population genetics and genetic diversity
Of fruit flies, mice, and patients : tying it all together.