New Clinical Genetics

'? A MAJOR NEW UNDERGRADUATE TEXTBOOK: aimed at biomedical, medical and allied health students. This book of principles will provide the reader with a concise summary of post-genomic human genetics and guidance as to how our current understanding can be utilized in clinical practice.'? REAL CASE STUDIES: this integrated book links genetics and clinical practice throughout in the fact-packed style preferred by students. Readers can take a problems-based approach to learning by working through each of the cases, or a more conventional approach by tackling each of the chapters in the order dictated by their course.'? BASED AROUND THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE BSHG AND ASHG: which state that ?gevery physician who practices in the 21st century must have an in-depth knowledge of the principles of human genetics and their application to a wide variety of clinical problems'h.'? STUDENT-FRIENDLY DESIGN AND LAYOUT: Each chapter will include self-assessment questions, separate boxes containing diagnostic methods and approaches, common diseases and numerous clinical photographs, all designed to aid student understanding.'? PRINTED IN FULL-COLOUR THROUGHOUTRead, Andrew is the author of 'New Clinical Genetics ', published 2007 under ISBN 9781904842316 and ISBN 1904842313.