Genetics in practice : a clinical approach for healthcare practitioners /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Haydon, Jo
Corporate Author:	Wiley InterScience (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, [2007]
Subjects:	Genetics, Medical > methods. Genetic Diseases, Inborn > diagnosis. Genetic Predisposition to Disease. Genetic Services. Case Reports. Nurses Instruction. Genetic counseling. Genetic disorders > Diagnosis. Medical genetics. Nursing. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book Contributor biographical information Publisher description Table of contents only

Table of Contents:

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.