Medical Genetics

Six new chapters on vital topics of interest such as multilocus SNP genotyping (SNP chips), RNAi, ChIP-chip, and genomic tiling arrays New edition...

A tiny scrap of genetic information determines our sex; it also consigns many of us to a life of disease, directs or disrupts the everyday working ...

A TIMES ENVIRONMENT AND SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 'The ideal guide to what is not just a fiendishly complex area of science but also an ethica...

Scientists believe that stem cells have the potential to revolutionize the treatment of numerous diseases and conditions. This guide covers recent ...

Advances in genetic research have captured the attention of the media and the public through reports about genetically caused diseases and behaviou...

Essentials of Medical Genetics for Health Professionals is a concise, accessible introduction to medical genetics for all health professions studen...

A TIMES ENVIRONMENT AND SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 'Brilliant .. I cannot recommend this book strongly enough' - Henry Marsh, New Statesman (ab...

The human genome is the key to what makes us human. Composed of the many different genes found in our cells, it defines our possibilities and limit...

In the pages of this rich and detailed narrative, whose characters include the field's leading scientists as well as key patients and their familie...

Well aware of Jews having once been the victims of Nazi eugenics policies, many Jews today have an ambivalent attitude toward new genetics and are ...

Part detective story, part expose, and part travelogue, "Promising Genomics" investigates one of the signature biotech stories of our time and, in ...

The secrets locked in our genes are being revealed, and we find ourselves both enthused and frightened about what that portends. We look forward to...

This book examines genotoxic impurities and their impact on the pharmaceutical industry. Specific sections examine this from both a toxicological a...

This book provides readers with new paradigms on the mutation discovery in the post-genome era. The completion of human and other genome sequencing...

Parents are already beginning to select their children’s genetic traits. The time to be talking about the challenges of genetic engineering is now....

A groundbreaking medical and social history of a devastating hereditary neurological disorder once demonized as “the witchcraft disease” When Phebe...

This bibliography contains references to material in the field of behavioral teratology--a hybrid between psychology, with its emphasis on behavior...

Outlines the laboratory diagnosis of a selected number of diseases which have relatively high incidence and existing screening programs.

In one case after another, Charles L. Bosk reveals the process by which parents, physicians and other health professionals come to guide decisions ...