内容提要 本教材为英文版规划教材之一,在引进外版教材的基础上,保留了外版教材的特色,并根据我国教学实际情况进行改编,融入了适合我国教学实际的知识体系和内容,使其基本符合教学大纲的要求。医学遗传学是当今生命科学中发展很快的学科之一,本教材不仅具有突出的学科特色,同时可以提高学生的专业英语水平。 目录 Chapter 1 Background and HistoryWHAT IS MEDICAL GENETICS?WHY IS A KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICAL GENETICS IMPORTANT FOR TODAY'S HEALTH-CARE PRACTITIONER?A BRIEF HISTORYTYPES OF GENETIC DISEASESTHE CLINICAL IMPACT OF GENETIC DISEASEChapter 2 Basic Cell Biology: Structure and Function of Genes and ChromosomesDNA, RNA, AND PROTEINS: HEREDITY AT THE MOLECULAR LEVELTHE STRUCTURE OF GENES AND THE GENOMETHE CELL CYCLEChapter 3 Genetic Variation: Its Origin and DetectioMUTATION: THE SOURCE OF GENETIC VARIATIONDETECTION AND MEASUREMENT OF GENETIC VARIATIONGENETIC VARIATION IN POPULATIONSChapter 4 Single Gene DisordersBASIC CONCEPTS OF FORMAL GENETICSAUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCEAUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCEFACTORS THAT AFFECT EXPRESSION OF DISEASE-CAUSING GENESCONSANGUINITY IN HUMAN POPULATIONSX INACTIVATIONSEXZLINKED INHERITANCESEX-LIMITED AND SEX-INFLUENCED TRAITSMITOCHONDRIAL INHERITANCEGENOMIC IMPRINTINGChapter 5 Multifactorial Inheritance and Common DiseasesPRINCIPLES OF MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCENATURE AND NURTURE: DISENTANGLING THE EFFECTS OF GENES AND ENVIRONMENTTHE GENETICS OF COMMON DISEASESSOME GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND CONCLUSIONSChapter 6 Clinical Cytogenetics: The Chromosomal Basis of Human DiseaseCYTOGENETIC TECHNOLOGYABNORMALITIES OF CHROMOSOME NUMBERABNORMALITIES OF CHROMOSOME STRUCTURECHROMOSOME ABNORMALITIES AND PREGNANCY LOSSCHROMOSOME ABNORMALITIES AND CLINICAL PHENOTYPESChapter 7 Biochemical GeneticsVARIANTS OF METABOLISMDEFECTS OF METABOLIC PROCESSESChapter 8 Cancer GeneticsCAUSES OF CANCERCANCER GENESMAJOR CLASSES OF CANCER GENESIDENTIFICATION OF INHERITED CANCER-CAUSING GENESIS GENETIC INHERITANCE IMPORTANT IN COMMON CANCERS?CANCER CYTOGENETICSCHROMOSOME INSTABILITY SYNDROMESChapter 9 ImmunogeneticsTHE IMMUNE RESPONSE: BASIC CONCEPTSIMMUNE RESPONSE PROTEINS: GENETIC BASF STRUCTURE AND DIVERSITYTHE MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEXIMMUNODEFICIENCY DISEASESChapter 10 Genetic Testing and Gene TherapyPOPULATION SCREENING FOR GENETIC DISEASEMOLECULAR TOOLS FOR SCREENING AND DIAGNOSISPRENATAL DIAGNOSF GENETIC DISORDERS AND CONGENITAL DEFECTSFETAL TREATMENTGENE THERAPYChapter 11 Genetics and Personalized MedicineA TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN TRANSFORMATIONTHE IMPACT OF GENOMICSTHE FUTURE OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINEChapter 12 Clinical Genetics and Genetic CounselingTHE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF CLINICAL GENETICSDYSMORPHOLOGY AND CLINICAL TERATOLOGYBIOETHICS AND MEDICAL GENETICSINDEX 作者介绍
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