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                                    This ever popular introduction to clinical genetics has been extensively                                                                                                    OF
                                    rewritten and enlarged to reflect the enormous advances that have been
                                    made in recent years.
                                    New information is included in this edition on:                                                                    CLINICAL GENETICS
                                                                                                                                                       CLINICAL GENETICS
                                    • genetic services 
                                    • genetic assessment and counselling                                                                                                                                Third edition
                                    • single gene disorders
                                    • cancer genetics
                                    • DNA technology and molecular analysis
                                    • gene therapy
                                    • the internet and human genetics
                                    This is an ideal basic text on clinical genetics. It covers all the issues that
                                    family doctors, obstetricians, paediatricians and other practitioners need 
                                    to know, and are likely to be asked by families, from the scientific basis of
                                    inheritance to discussion of the specific disorders.
                                                                                                                                              THIRD EDITION
                                    Using the winning ABC formula of concise explanation enhanced with
                                    extensive illustrations and written by authoritative workers in the medical
                                    genetics field, this is an invaluable reference that is relevant worldwide.
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