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020			_a9781405125116
082			_a616.042 PRI-M
100			_a Dorian J. Pritchard
245			_aMedical Genetics at a Glance
260			_a Osney Mead, OX ; Malden, Mass _b Blackwell Science _c2003
300			_a115 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
505			_a Basic biology -- The cell -- The chromosomes -- DNA structure -- DNA replication -- RNA structure -- Production of messenger RNA -- Protein synthesis -- The cell cycle -- Gametogenesis -- Embryology -- Sexual differentiation -- The place of genetics in medicine -- Chromosomal aneuploidies -- Chromosome structural abnormalities -- Mendel's laws -- Autosomal dominant inheritance -- Autosomal recessive inheritance -- Intermediate inheritance -- Sex-related inheritance -- Congenital abnormalities -- Multifactorial threshold traits -- The common disorders of adult life -- Normal polymorphism -- Allele frequency -- Genetic linkage and disease association -- Mutagenesis and DNA repair -- Mutations -- The molecular biology of cancer -- Familial cancers -- Immunogenetics -- Overview of clinical and laboratory methods -- Pedigree construction -- Dysmorphology -- Twin studies -- Chromosome analysis and related diagnostic procedures -- Gene mapping -- Diagnostic applications of the human gene map -- Prenatal sampling -- Biochemical diagnosis -- DNA sequencing and related diagnostic procedures -- Southern blotting and related diagnostic procedures -- PCR amplification and related diagnostic procedures -- DNA profiling -- Risk assessment and genetic counselling -- Preventive genetics and gene therapy.
520			_a "Medical Genetics at a Glance fits the budget and reading time of medical students and those seeking a quick introduction to this fast-moving field. It is recommended as primary or supplementary reading in a lecture-based course or for exam preparation."--BOOK JACKET.
650			_a Medical genetics. Genetics. Developmental biology.
700			_aBruce R Korf
942			_cBK