Medical genetics /
Lynn B. Jorde, John C. Carey, Michael J. Bamshad.
- 5th ed.
- Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, 2016.
- x, 356 p. : ill, photos, charts, diagrs, graphs.
Includes bibliographical references.
Background and history -- Basic cell biology : structure and function of genes and chromosomes -- Genetic variation : its origin and detection -- Autosomal dominant and recessive inheritance -- Sex-linked and nontraditional modes of inheritance -- Clinical cytogenetics : the chromosomal basis of human disease -- Biochemical genetics : disorders of metabolism -- Disease-gene identification -- Immunogenetics -- Genetic basis of development -- Cancer genetics -- Multifactorial inheritance and common diseases -- Genetic testing and gene therapy -- Genetics and precision medicine -- Clinical genetics and genetic counseling.