Emery's elements of medical genetics / Robert F. Mueller, Ian D. Young.

Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, 2001.

372 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

11th ed.

Ch. 1. The history and impact of genetics in medicine -- Ch. 2. The cellular and molecular basis of inheritance -- Ch. 3. Chromosomes and cell division -- Ch. 4. DNA technology and applications -- Ch. 5. Developmental genetics -- Ch. 6. Patterns of inheritance -- Ch. 7. Mathematical and population genetics -- Ch. 8. Polygenic and multifactorial inheritance -- Ch. 9. Haemoglobin and the haemoglobinopathies -- Ch. 10. Biochemical genetics -- Ch. 11. Pharmacogenetics -- Ch. 12. Immunogenetics -- Ch. 13. The genetics of cancer -- Ch. 14. Genetic factors in common diseases -- Ch. 15. Genetics and congenital abnormalities -- Ch. 16. Genetic counselling -- Ch. 17. Chromosome disorders -- Ch. 18. Single gene disorders -- Ch. 19. Carrier detection and presymptomatic diagnosis -- Ch. 20. Risk calculation -- Ch. 21. Prenatal diagnosis of genetic disease -- Ch. 22. Population screening and community genetics -- Ch. 23. The human genome project, treatment of genetic disease and gene therapy -- Ch. 24. Ethical issues in medical genetics.

Includes bibliographical references and index.