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Practical Genetic Counselling

'Easy to use, and useful when kept close at hand in the room where you work.<br />The book is a pleasure to read: the style elegant and authoritative.' Lancet<br />' ... this book is a wonderful reference to enable primary physicians to be informed<br />about their patients.' Annals of Internal Medicine<br />Universally used across the world by genetic counsellors, medical geneticists and<br />clinicians alike, Practical Genetic Counselling has established itself as the essential<br />guide to counselling those at risk from inherited disorders.<br />Increasingly, common disorders are known to have a genetic component and this<br />book provides invaluable and up to date guidance through the profusion of new<br />information in this area and the associated psychosocial and ethical considerations<br />and concerns.<br />Within its established, tried and trusted framework, the book contains updated<br />information on: developments in common disease genetics, new molecular<br />techniques and genetic counselling, non invasive prenatal diagnosis, the<br />molecular basis of congenital malformations, the history of genetic counselling<br />and the social and ethical aspects of advances in genetics.<br />Key features:<br />? Fully updated to provide the very latest information when in a busy consulting<br />room or clinic<br />? Clear and authoritative advice applicable to everyday clinical practice<br />? Reflects the rapid development of knowledge in this area, including the<br />implications of the human genome project and related technology<br />The seventh edition of this popular, best selling text will continue to be an<br />essential source of reference for trainee and practitioner genetic counsellors, <br />medical geneticists and clinicians. It will provide also valuable background for<br />specialist nurses, counsellors, social scientists, ethicists as well as genetics<br />laboratory staff.<br />

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