Medical genetics at a glance

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Main Authors: Pritchard, D. J. Dorian J (Author), Korf, Bruce R. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford Malden, MA Blackwell Science 2003
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Table of Contents:
  • Basic biology
  • The cell
  • The chromosomes
  • DNA structure
  • DNA replication
  • RNA structure
  • Production of messenger RNA
  • Protein synthesis
  • The cell cycle
  • Gametogenesis
  • Embryology
  • Sexual differentiation
  • The place of genetics in medicine
  • Chromosomal aneuploidies
  • Chromosome structural abnormalities
  • Mendel's laws
  • Autosomal dominant inheritance
  • Autosomal recessive inheritance
  • Intermediate inheritance
  • Sex-related inheritance
  • Congenital abnormalities
  • Multifactorial threshold traits
  • The common disorders of adult life
  • Twin studies
  • Normal polymorphism
  • Allele frequency
  • Genetic linkage and disease association
  • Gene mapping
  • Mutagenesis and DNA repair
  • Mutations
  • The molecular biology of cancer
  • Familial cancers
  • Immunogenetics
  • Clinical applications of genetics: an overview
  • Pedigree drawing
  • Risk assessment
  • Dysmorphology
  • Chromosome analysis
  • Biochemical diagnosis
  • Reproductive genetic counselling
  • Prenatal sampling
  • Linkage analysis
  • DNA sequencing
  • Southern blotting
  • The polymerase chain reaction
  • DNA profiling
  • Avoidance an prevention of disease
  • The management of genetic disease.