About this Book

In clinical practice the main meaning of genetics is its role as the cause of a large number of diseases, which can be produced by genetic factors alone or by a combination of genetic factors plus the influence of environmental factors. Chromosomal disorders, genetic tests, genetic mapping, identification. This is a recommended text, easy to read for those who get lost in the complicated interpretation of genetic disorders.

Summary of the contents of this book:

Genetic disorders: Classification Types of genetic diseases Single gene defects Multifactorial inheritance (complex) Chromosomal disorders Mitochondrial diseases: Mitochondrial genetics Genetic classification of mitochondrial diseases Proteopathy Proteopathies List The human genome and the chromosomal base of inheritance Clinical diagnosis of a genetic disease Genetic testing Types of genetic tests Genetic mapping and disease identification How are physical maps made and used? The need to integrate genetic physical maps Cancer cytogenetics The human genome and its chromosomes Human chromosome ideograms DNA structure: a brief summary