Westman, Judith A.

Medical genetics for the modern clinician / Judith A. Westman. - Philadelphia, PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2006. - xii, 196 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

1. Genetics in the practice of medicine. - 2. DNA structure, function, and replication : a review. - 3. Cytogenetics : microscopic genetics. - 4. Molecular genetics : gene structure, organization, and control. - 5. Changes and repair at the molecular DNA level. - 6. Mendelian inheritance : observation of phenotypes. - 7. Unexpected phenotypes in Mendelian disorders : molecular explanations. - 8. Cancer genetics. - 9. Complex disease. - 10. Developmental genetics. - 11. Individualized medicine. - 12. Gene therapy. - Appendix A. Answers to USMILE-Style questions. - Appendix B. Glossary. - Appendix C. Table of genes referenced. - Index.

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