Genetics in practice : a clinical approach for healthcare practitioners / / Jo Haydon.
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| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 276 p. :; ill. |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
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Table of Contents:
- The scientific and clinical discoveries that are used to provide current patient care / Peter Farndon
- The family history / Jo Haydon
- Basic biology / Tessa Webb and Jo Haydon
- Laboratory techniques / Eileen Roberts and Sarah Warburton
- Risk perception and options available / Jo Haydon
- Chromosome disorders / Jo Haydon
- Autosomal dominant disorders : 50% risk to offspring / Jo Haydon
- Autosomal recessive disorders : unaffected parents with 25% risk to offspring / Jo Haydon
- X-linked recessive disorders : carrier mothers, affected sons / Jo Haydon
- Multifactorial inheritance : interaction of genes and environment / Jo Haydon
- Mitochondrial disorders : inherited from mother by males and females / Jo Haydon
- Cancer genetics / Lucy Burgess
- Ethnicity / Jo Haydon
- Ethical issues / Amanda Barry
- Professional development / Jo Haydon and Amanda Barry
- Here and now: integrating current possibilities into patient care / Peter Farndon.