TY - BOOK AU - Read, Andrew AU - Donnai, Dian TI - The new clinical genetics SN - 9781904842316 U1 - 616.042 REA D PY - 2007/// CY - Bloxham PB - SCION PUBLISHING LTD KW - Medical Genetics KW - Genetics (non-medical) N1 - 1. 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 ER -