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999 _c8137
_d8137
020 _a9781904842316
082 _a616.042 REA D
100 _aRead, Andrew
245 _aThe new clinical genetics /
_c Edited By Andrew Read and Dian Donnai
260 _aBloxham :
_bSCION PUBLISHING LTD,
_c2007
300 _a428 p.
505 _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
650 _aMedical Genetics
_aGenetics (non-medical)
700 _aDonnai, Dian
942 _cRFT