Last edition Elsevier Updated to reflect the newest changes in genetics, Thompson & Thompson’s Genetics in Medicine returns as one of the most favored texts in this fascinating and rapidly evolving field. By integrating the classic principles of human genetics with modern molecular genetics, this medical reference book utilizes a variety of learning tools to help you understand a wide range of genetic disorders.
Last Edition
ISBN 13:h9781437706963
Imprint:hElsevier
Language:hEnglish
Authors:hRobert L. Nussbaum
Pub Date:h07/2015
Pages:h560
Illus:h543 in full color
Weight:h1,260.00 grams
Size:h216 X 276 mm
Product Type:hSoftcover
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- • Acquire the state-of-the-art knowledge you need on the latest advances in molecular diagnostics, the Human Genome Project, pharmacogenetics, and bio-informatics.
- • Better understand the relationship between basic genetics and clinical medicine with a variety of clinical case studies.
- • Recognize a wide range of genetic disorders with visual guidance from more than 240 dynamic illustrations and high-quality photos.
- • Immerse yourself in updated graphics, full-color text, illustrations, line diagrams, and clinical photos of genetic diseases.
- • Explore the latest genetic content available in order to remain up to date on the most current trends in the field.
- • Take advantage of a double-page clinical case study section that demonstrates and reinforces general principles of disease inheritance, pathogenesis, diagnosis, management, and counseling.
- • Enhance your critical thinking skills and better retain information. Each chapter ends with up to 5 quick genetic "problems" related to what has just been reviewed, with answers provided in the back of the book.
- • Student Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices. You'll also access USMLE-style and multiple choice questions.
- Robert L. Nussbaum, MD, FACP, FACMG, Holly Smith Chair of Medicine and Science, Professor of Medicine, Neurology, Pediatrics and Pathology, Department of Medicine and Institute for Human Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California;
- Roderick R. McInnes, CM, MD, PhD, FRS(C), FCAHS, FCCMG, Alva Chair in Human Genetics, Canada Research Chair in Neurogenetics, Professor of Human Genetics and Biochemistry, Director, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Huntington F Willard, PhD, President and Director, The Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and, Professor of Human Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Introduction to the Human Genome
- Chapter 3 The Human Genome: Gene Structure and Function
- Chapter 4 Human Genetic Diversity: Mutation and Polymorphism
- Chapter 5 Principles of Clinical Cytogenetics and Genome Analysis
- Chapter 6 The Chromosomal and Genomic Basis of Disease: Disorders of the Autosomes and Sex Chromosomes
- Chapter 7 Patterns of Single-Gene Inheritance
- Chapter 8 Complex Inheritance of Common Multifactorial Disorders
- Chapter 9 Genetic Variation in Populations
- Chapter 10 Identifying the Genetic Basis for Human Disease
- Chapter 11 The Molecular Basis of Genetic Disease
- Chapter 12 The Molecular, Biochemical, and Cellular Basis of Genetic Disease
- Chapter 13 The Treatment of Genetic Disease
- Chapter 14 Developmental Genetics and Birth Defects
- Chapter 15 Cancer Genetics and Genomics
- Chapter 16 Risk Assessment and Genetic Counseling
- Chapter 17 Prenatal Diagnosis and Screening
- Chapter 18 Application of Genomics to Medicine and Personalized Health Care
- Chapter 19 Ethical and Social Issues in Genetics and Genomics
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