The practical guide to the genetic family history
By: Robin L. Bennett
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 355
ISBN-13: 9780470040720
Other titles: Genetic family history
Notes: "Appendix A.5, The genetics library:" p. 308-312. Annotated list of recommendations for pedigree drawing programs and general Internet resources related to clinical genetics; focuses on resources in the United States and the European Union.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The language of the pedigree; title: Practical inheritance; title: Getting to the roots : recording the family tree; title: Directed medical-genetic family history queries : separating the trees from the forest; title: Using a pedigree to recognize individuals with an increased susceptibility to cancer; title: Medical verification of family history, and resources for patients to record their genetic family histories; title: The challenge of family history and adoption; title: Family history and assisted reproductive technologies; title: Genetic counseling: where to turn, what to expect, and the pedigree as a psychosocial assessment and counseling tool; title: Pedigree predicaments.