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" Medical genetics at a glance / "
Dorian J. Pritchard, Bruce R. Korf.
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BL
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1045173
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b799543
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Pritchard, D. J., (Dorian J.)
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Medical genetics at a glance /\ Dorian J. Pritchard, Bruce R. Korf.
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Osney Mead, OX ;Malden, Mass. :: Blackwell Science,, 2003.
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At a glance
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115 pages :: illustrations ;; 27 cm.
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0632063726
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: 9780632063727
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Includes bibliographical references (page 107) and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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"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.
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Developmental biology.
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Genetics.
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Medical genetics.
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Biologie du développement.
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Génétique médicale.
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Génétique.
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Developmental biology.
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Genetics.
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Medical genetics.
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Genetics, Medical
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Medische genetica.
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Genetics
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616/.042
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RB155.P6965 2003
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2003 L-161
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QZ 50P961m 2003
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44.48bcl
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Korf, Bruce R.
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