Genetics in practice : a clinical approach for healthcare practitioners - Haydon, Jo (Chichester, England : John Wiley & Sons, 2007)
The scientific and clinical discoveries that are used to provide current patient care / Peter Farndon -- The family history / Jo Haydon -- Basic biology / Tessa Webb and Jo Haydon -- Laboratory techniques / Eileen Roberts and Sarah Warburton -- Risk perception and options available / Jo Haydon -- Chromosome disorders / Jo Haydon -- Autosomal dominant disorders: 50% risk to offspring / Jo Haydon -- Autosomal recessive disorders: unaffected parents with 25% risk to offspring / Jo Haydon -- X-linked disorders: carrier mothers, affected sons / Jo Haydon -- Multifactorial inheritance: interaction of genes and environment / Jo Haydon -- Mitochondrial disorders: inherited from mother by males and females / Jo Haydon -- Cancer genetics / Lucy Burgess -- Ethnicity / Jo Haydon -- Ethical issues / Amanda Barry -- Professional development / Amanda Barry and Jo Haydon -- Here and now: integrating current possibilities into patient care / Peter Farndon
Keywords: Genetic Diseases, Inborn -- diagnosis -- Case Reports; Genetic Diseases, Inborn -- diagnosis -- Nurses' Instruction; Genetic Predisposition to Disease -- Case Reports