Medical genetics /
Lynn B. Jorde, John C. Carey andMichael J. Bamshad
- Fifth edition.
- Elsevier: Philadelphia, 2016.
- x, 356 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.