Genetics in practice
Subtitle: a clinical approach for healthcare practitioners
By: Jo Haydon.
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Chichester, England; Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9781861564641
Subjects: Medical genetics.; Genetic disorders -- Diagnosis.; Genetic counseling.; Nursing.; Genetics, Medical -- methods -- Case Reports.; Genetics, Medical -- methods -- Nurses' Instruction.; Genetic Diseases, Inborn -- diagnosis -- Case Reports.; Genetic Diseases, Inborn -- diagnosis -- Nurses' Instruction.; Genetic Predisposition to Disease -- Case Reports.; Genetic Predisposition to Disease -- Nurses' Instruction.; Genetic Services -- Case Reports.; Genetic Services -- Nurses' Instruction.
Genres: Case Reports.; Nurses' Instruction.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: The scientific and clinical discoveries that are used to provide current patient care / Peter Farndon; value: The family history / Jo Haydon; value: Basic biology / Tessa Webb and Jo Haydon; value: Laboratory techniques / Eileen Roberts and Sarah Warburton; value: Risk perception and options available / Jo Haydon; value: Chromosome disorders / Jo Haydon; value: Autosomal dominant disorders : 50% risk to offspring / Jo Haydon; value: Autosomal recessive disorders : unaffected parents with 25% risk to offspring / Jo Haydon; value: X-linked recessive disorders : carrier mothers, affected sons / Jo Haydon; value: Multifactorial inheritance : interaction of genes and environment / Jo Haydon; value: Mitochondrial disorders : inherited from mother by males and females / Jo Haydon; value: Cancer genetics / Lucy Burgess; value: Ethnicity / Jo Haydon; value: Ethical issues / Amanda Barry; value: Professional development / Jo Haydon and Amanda Barry; value: Here and now: integrating current possibilities into patient care / Peter Farndon.