Medical Genetics for Graduate Students

Author: Xia Jiahui, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: After Gregor Mendel demonstrated the laws of segregation and independent assortment of genetic genes through hybrid experiments with different varieties of peas in 1865, it took nearly a century of research before clinical medical workers widely recognized and applied these findings to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of human diseases in the last century, giving rise to the emerging discipline of "Medical Genetics." Today, the theory of genetic genes has not only permeated various clinical disciplines but has also been widely recognized by people as being closely related to an individual's birth, aging, illness, and death under normal conditions, depending on the combination of their genes. This book elucidates the fundamental theories, basic knowledge, and essential skills of "Medical Genetics" under titles such as Introduction, Chromosomes, Genes, the Human Genome Project, Proteomics, Chromosomal Disorders, Monogenic Disorders, Polygenic Disorders, Mitochondrial Genetic Diseases, Genetic Oncology, Diagnosis and Prevention of Genetic Diseases, Gene Therapy, Bioinformatics Technology Resources and Their Utilization, and discusses the cutting-edge developments and future directions of the field.