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Progress in medical genetics. Volume V /

Progress in Medical Genetics: Volume 5 covers the improvements in nutrition and control of childhood disease. This book is divided into five chapters that evaluate the characteristics of thalassemias, an inherited defect in hemoglobin. It addresses the genetic control of hemoglobin synthesis and the...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Steinberg, Arthur G. (Arthur Gerald), 1912-2006 (Editor), Bearn, Alexander G., 1923-2009 (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : William Heinemann Medical Books, ©1967.
Subjects:
Medical genetics.
Genetic disorders.
Genetics, Medical
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Génétique médicale.
Maladies génétiques.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Genetic disorders
Medical genetics
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Progress in Medical Genetics: Volume 5 covers the improvements in nutrition and control of childhood disease. This book is divided into five chapters that evaluate the characteristics of thalassemias, an inherited defect in hemoglobin. It addresses the genetic control of hemoglobin synthesis and the clinical pictures and nomenclature of the different porphyrias. Some of the topics covered in the book are the genetic aspects of liver disease connected with jaundice; development of the concept of thalassemia as a hemoglobinopathy; bilirubin metabolism; description of hemolytic jaundice; descript.
Physical Description:1 online resource (160 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9781483195056
1483195058