Peter S Harper

A Short History of Medical Genetics

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Produktbeschreibung

An eminent geneticist, veteran author, OMMG Series Editor, and noted archivist, Peter Harper presents a lively accoutn of how our ideas and knowledge about human genetics have developed over the past century from the perspective of someone inside the field with a deep interest in its historical aspects.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 576
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 164mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 964g
• ISBN-13: 9780195187502
• ISBN-10: 0195187504
• Artikelnr.: 24765802

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Part 1: The Foundations of Human and Medical Genetics
1: Before Mendel
2: Mendelism and Human Inherited Disorders
3: The Rise of Classical Genetics
4: The Beginnings of Molecular Biology
Part 2: Human Genetics
5: Human Chromosomes
6: Human Biochemical Genetics
7: The Human Gene Map
8: Genes, Populations and Human Inherited Disorders
9: Human Genetics as a Scientific Discipline
Part 3: Medical Genetics
10: From Human to Medical Genetics
11: The Elements of Medical Genetics
12: Medical Genetics, the Laboratory Basis
13: Human Molecular Genetics
14: The Management, Therapy and Prevention of Genetic Disease
Part 4: Genetics and Society
15: Eugenics
16: The Tragedy of Russian Genetics
17: Medical Genetics, the Ethical Dimension
Part 5: Conclusion and Appendices
18: History in the Making
Appendix I: General Sources
Appendix II: Timeline
References