Medical Genetics Basics

Author: Xu Weiheng, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 1993-03-01
Features: In recent years, medical genetics has experienced rapid development, elucidating the mechanisms and transmission patterns of some genetic diseases. Significant breakthroughs have been achieved in the diagnosis and prevention of certain genetic diseases, especially in cancer research, where the discovery of oncogenes and anti-oncogenes has opened up a bright prospect for the treatment of genetic diseases and malignant tumors. Currently, medical genetics has become an important basic medical course in China's medical education. The Teaching and Research Group of Medical Students in North China Higher Medical College has decided to organize the compilation of these teaching materials based on the needs of teaching, in order to provide appropriate textbooks for undergraduate and junior college students of various majors in medical colleges and schools. This book can also serve as a reference for clinical physicians in various departments of hospitals, as well as for medical genetics workers in comprehensive universities, normal universities, and other institutions.