Emery's Elements of Medical Genetics

Emery's Elements of Medical Genetics is a classic introduction to the subject that has remained popular over the past thirty five years through regular revision. Its success is also due to a three-part structure that takes the student through the basic principles of genetics, goes on to show how they can be applied to general medicine, and then describes genetics disorders and the practice of clinical genetics. Its succinct and direct text make it the perfect reference for a medical undergraduate or basic introduction to the subject for a science student. This twelfth edition has been rigorously updated, in particular in the areas of: molecular genetics, DNA technology and ethics. Clinical examples have been added throughout the text, a new self-testing section has been added and the clinical photographs updated and improved.

• Is a well-established "classic" in genetics that has been regularly updated over the past 35 years.
• Offers a comprehensive, clinically relevant overview of the field with clear, concise text.
• Features "Elements" boxes at the end of the chapter that provide a bulleted chapter overview for the reader.
• Depicts rare diseases with a genetic basis in high-quality color and black-and-white photographs.

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Text has been rigorously updated to take into account new developments in genetics, in particular in the following areas: Molecular geneticsDNA technologyPharmacogeneticsCancer geneticsRisk calculationThe Human Genome projectEthicsClinical examples given throughout the textImproved clinical photographsNew section giving advice on using the Internet for further genetic researchNew self-assessment section including MCQs and Case-based questions