01003nam a22001337a 4500020001800000082001800018100001700036245007400053260004300127300001100170505062400181650004700805700001700852  a9781904842316  a616.042 REA D  aRead, Andrew  aThe new clinical genetics /c Edited By Andrew Read and  Dian Donnai   aBloxham :bSCION PUBLISHING LTD,c2007  a428 p.  a1. What can we learn from a family history? 2. How can a patient' s chromosomes be studied? 3. How do genes work? 4. How can a patient' s DNA be studied? 5. How can we check a patient's DNA for gene mutations? 6. What do mutations do? 7. What is epigenetics? 8. How do genes affect our metabolism, drug responses and immune system? 9. How do researchers identify genes for mendelian diseases? 10. Why are some conditions common and others rare? 11. When is screening useful? 12. Is cancer genetic? 13. Should we be testing for genetic susceptibility to common disease? 14. What can we do about genetic disease? Glossary  aMedical Genetics  aGenetics (non-medical)  aDonnai, Dian