Description
| Summary: | This book reviews the rapidly developing field medical genetics from theories to its implications for clinical practice. This book covers the whole field of medical genetics from a general overview of the profession to details of effective treatment of patients with common and esoteric genetic disorders--including birth defects, hearing loss, oro-facial clefting, craiosynostosis, and much more. Crucially, as issues surrounding breakthroughs in understanding and development of new technologies in genetics have risen to the fore of the cultural consciousness, it gives coverage to the many ethical questions raised.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 182 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
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| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| ISBN: | 9781597568463
1597568465 |
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| Language: | English. |
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| Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. |
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| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
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| Action Note: | digitized |
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