Thompson & Thompson genetics in medicine / Nussbaum, Robert L. [et al]
By: Nussbaum, Robert L [author.].
Contributor(s): McInnes, Roderick R [author.] | Willard, Huntington F [author.].
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TextPublisher: Philadelphia : Elsevier, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: Eighth edition.Description: xi, 546 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781437706963.Other title: Genetics in medicine | Thompson and Thompson genetics in medicine.Subject(s): Medical genetics. -- School of Health Sciences | Genetics, Medical. -- School of Health SciencesDDC classification: RB 155 .N87 2016 | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Kirinyaga University Library General Stacks | Non-fiction | RB 155 .N87 2016 (Browse shelf) | Available | KYU/2020/7733 |
Originally published under the title: Genetics in medicine / James S. Thompson and Margaret W. Thompson.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to the human genome -- The human genome: gene structure and function -- Human genetic diversity: mutation and polymorphism -- Principles of clinical cytogenetics and genome analysis -- The chromosomal and genomic basis of disease: disorders of the autosomes and sex chromosomes -- Patterns of single-gene inheritance -- Complex inheritance of common multifactorial disorders -- Genetic variation in populations -- Identifying the genetic basis for human disease -- The molecular basis of genetic disease : general principles and lessons from the hemoglobinopathies -- The molecular, biochemical, and cellular basis of genetic disease -- The treatment of genetic disease -- Developmental genetics and birth defects -- Cancer genetics and genomics -- Risk assessment and genetic counseling -- Prenatal diagnosis and screening -- Application of genomics to medicine and personalized health care -- Ethical and social issues in genetics and genomics.