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Medical Genetics and Genomics

by Lynn B. Jorde

A clinical framework for medical genetics

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A clinical framework for medical genetics

Lynn B. Jorde’s seventh edition brings foundational genetics together with its clinical applications. The book covers genetic testing, sequencing technologies, gene therapy, and genetics in common diseases, including diabetes, cancer, and heart disease. Polygenic scores are among the topics considered. Concept summaries, visual material, patient and family vignettes, and clinical commentary boxes organize the subject around both core concepts and their medical contexts. Study questions appear in the print edition, with additional USMLE-style questions online; an eBook is included with purchase.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Students studying medical genetics or genomics alongside clinical practice
  • Learners preparing for problem-based or integrated coursework
  • Readers seeking a reference that combines genetics concepts with testing and disease examples

Themes

Genetic testing and sequencingGenetics of common diseasesClinical applications of geneticsGenomics education and self-assessment

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Book overview

Known for its up-to-date coverage of both basic science and clinical application, Medical Genetics and Genomics, 7th Edition, has been fully revised to reflect recent advances in the genetics of common diseases, as well as current progress in genetic testing and gene therapy. This accessible, practical text integrates key concepts with clinical practice, highlighted by numerous illustrations, tables, concept summaries, and more-all designed to enhance effective learning and retention of complex material.
  • Discusses topical issues such as polygenic scores and their potential uses in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and heart disease, along with the latest advancements in sequencing technologies and their role in genetic testing and diagnosis
  • Provides an up-to-date discourse on the modes and applications of genetic testing
  • Contains useful concept summaries, more than 230 photographs, illustrations, and tables, as well as patient/family vignettes that present valuable perspectives on disease and treatment
  • Features a larger quantity of Clinical Commentary boxes that demonstrate how the hard science of genetics has real applications to everyday patient problems, preparing you for problem-based integrated courses
  • Uses examples of diseases to illustrate important concepts, demonstrating their relevance to medicine
  • Study questions for self-assessment are provided within the print book, as well as 200 additional USMLE-style questions online
  • An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text and figures, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
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