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Genetics in primary care & clinical medicine
- Title
- Genetics in primary care & clinical medicine / Margretta Reed Seashore, Rebecca S. Wappner.
- Author
- Seashore, Margretta Reed
- Publication
- Stamford, CT : Appleton & Lange, c1996.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | RB155 .S42 1996 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Wappner, Rebecca S.
- Description
- v, 334 p. : ill. (some col.); 26 cm.
- Summary
- Genetics in Primary Care & Clinical Medicine provides medical students, residents, and physicians with an introduction to the fundamental applications of genetics to clinical medicine. Organized by organ systems, this compact book reviews basic genetics in a clear and instructional format and explores the role of genetics in understanding gene alterations, mutations, and diseases.
- Alternative Title
- Genetics in primary care and clinical medicine
- Subjects
- Note
- "A Lange medical book"--T.p.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Sect. I. Basic & Clinical Genetics: Bridging the Gap. Ch. 1. The Role of Genetics in Medicine. Ch. 2. Review of Fundamental Genetics. Ch. 3. Genetic Diagnosis & Gene Therapy -- Sect. II. Genetics & Clinical Medicine. Ch. 4. Immune Function. Ch. 5. Genetics & Cancer. Ch. 6. Blood Disorders. Ch. 7. Reproductive Genetics. Ch. 8. Cardiovascular System. Ch. 9. Kidney & Urinary Tract. Ch. 10. Digestive & Pulmonary Systems. Ch. 11. Brain & Nervous System. Ch. 12. Endocrine System -- Sect. III. Inborn Errors of Metabolism. Ch. 13. Amino Acid & Organic Acid Metabolism. Ch. 14. Carbohydrate Metabolism. Ch. 15. Mitochondrial Fatty Acid Oxidation. Ch. 16. Lactic Acidosis & Mitochondrial Oxidative Phosphorylation. Ch. 17. Peroxisomes. Ch. 18. Porphyrias. Ch. 19. Purines & Pyrimidines. Ch. 20. Metal Metabolism. Ch. 21. Bone Mineralization. Ch. 22. Other Recently Characterized Inborn Errors of Metabolism. Ch. 23. Lysosomal Storage Disorders --
- Sect. IV. Other Clinical Issues in Genetics & Primary Care. Ch. 24. Special Senses & Skin. Ch. 25. Congenital Malformations. Sect. V. Appendices -- Appendix I Prototype Pedigrees -- Appendix II MIM Numbers & Chromosomal Locations for the Inborn Errors of Metabolism -- Appendix III Five Cases to Test Diagnostic Skills.
- ISBN
- 0838531288
- OCLC
- ocm33324444
- SCSB-4778728
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries