Haydon, Jo.

Genetics in practice a clinical approach for healthcare practitioners / [electronic resource] : Jo Haydon. - Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2007. - xiv, 276 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
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GBA729195 bnb

DNLM Uk


Medical genetics.
Genetic disorders--Diagnosis.
Genetic counseling.
Nursing.


Electronic books.

RB155 / .H39 2007eb

616/.042