Thompson & Thompson Genetics in Medicine 8th Edition, ISBN-13: 978-1437706963

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Thompson & Thompson Genetics in Medicine 8th Edition by Huntington Willard, ISBN-13: 978-1437706963
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Series: Thompson and Thompson Genetics in Medicine
560 pages
Publisher: Elsevier; 8 edition (June 4, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1437706967
ISBN-13: 978-1437706963

Updated to reflect the newest changes in genetics, Thompson & Thompson’s Genetics in Medicine returns as one of the most favored texts in this fascinating and rapidly evolving field. By integrating the classic principles of human genetics with modern molecular genetics, this medical reference book utilizes a variety of learning tools to help you understand a wide range of genetic disorders.

– Acquire the state-of-the-art knowledge you need on the latest advances in molecular diagnostics, the Human Genome Project, pharmacogenetics, and bio-informatics.
– Better understand the relationship between basic genetics and clinical medicine with a variety of clinical case studies.
– a wide range of genetic disorders with visual guidance from more than 240 dynamic illustrations and high-quality photos.
– Immerse yourself in updated graphics, full-color text, illustrations, line diagrams, and clinical photos of genetic diseases.
– Explore the latest genetic content available in order to remain up to date on the most current trends in the field.
– Take advantage of a double-page clinical case study section that demonstrates and reinforces general principles of disease inheritance, pathogenesis, diagnosis, management, and counseling.
– Enhance your critical thinking skills and better retain information. Each chapter ends with up to 5 quick genetic “problems” related to what has just been reviewed, with answers provided in the back of the book.

About the Author

Huntington Willard is on the faculty of the Department of Human Genetics at the University of Chicago. Prior to this appointment, Willard was the President and Director of the Marine Biological Laboratory and Professor of Human Genetics at the University of Chicago. He was previously on the faculty at Duke University, where he was founding director of the university-wide Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy from 2003 to 2014, the Nanaline H. Duke Professor of Genome Sciences, and the Arts & Sciences Professor of Biology & Genome Sciences.

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