Victor McKusick and the History of Medical Genetics [electronic resource] /
Dronamraju, Krishna R.editor.
Francomano, Clair A.editor.
Victor McKusick is widely known as the ‘Founding Father of Medical Genetics’. His seminal contributions to all aspects of medical genetics have led to the establishment of a distinct discipline. As a clinician, teacher, scientist, historian and author, McKusick’s role is unparalleled. He was a founding member and the first President of the Human Genome Organization (HUGO). He performed an outstanding service by bringing genetics into the mainstream of medicine. This book is a tribute to Victor McKusick and the field of Medical genetics that he pioneered.  It contains a number of fascinating personal accounts of people who knew, worked, and were influenced by him in the period from around 1950 until his death in 2007.  Through this mechanism, the reader is given a unique insight into the history of medical genetics and how it will impact 21st century medicine.                                                            -- Dr. Hamilton O. Smith, Nobel Laureate.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Memories -- McKusick Twins -- Victor McKusick and Recollections -- Memories of Victor McKusick -- Memoirs of Moore Clinic -- Cytogenetics and Early Days at the Moore Clinic -- Travels with Victor -- Homage for Victor McKusick -- How did my association with Victor influence me, my career, my family -- The Assimilation of Classical Genetics into Human Genetics -- Genetic Studies in Isolated Populations -- Victor A. McKusick and Medical Genetics Among the Amish -- Dr. Victor A.  McKusick and the Genetics of Dwarfism -- Clinical Genomicist in the Future of Medical Practice -- Victor McKusick and the History of Medical Genetics -- The influence of  Victor A. McKusick on the development  of training in Medical Genetics -- Appendices -- Index.
Victor McKusick is widely known as the ‘Founding Father of Medical Genetics’. His seminal contributions to all aspects of medical genetics have led to the establishment of a distinct discipline. As a clinician, teacher, scientist, historian and author, McKusick’s role is unparalleled. He was a founding member and the first President of the Human Genome Organization (HUGO). He performed an outstanding service by bringing genetics into the mainstream of medicine. This book is a tribute to Victor McKusick and the field of Medical genetics that he pioneered.  It contains a number of fascinating personal accounts of people who knew, worked, and were influenced by him in the period from around 1950 until his death in 2007.  Through this mechanism, the reader is given a unique insight into the history of medical genetics and how it will impact 21st century medicine.                                                            -- Dr. Hamilton O. Smith, Nobel Laureate.
McKusick, Victor A. (Victor Almon), 1921-2008.
McKusick, Victor A. (Victor Almon), 1921-2008.
Human genetics.
Molecular biology.
Medicine—History.
Medicine.
Human Genetics.
Molecular Medicine.
History of Medicine.
Biomedicine, general.