Emery and Rimoin's Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics
Edited by- David Rimoin, Medical Genetics Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Reed Pyeritz, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Bruce Korf, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
For decades, Emery and Rimoins Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics has provided the ultimate source for practicing clinicians to learn how the study of genetics can be integrated into practice.
With almost 5,000 pages of detailed coverage, this fully online 6th edition of the classic reference details a complete picture of the growing field for medical students, residents and physicians involved in the care of patients with genetic conditions. Clinically oriented information is supported by expanded sections on basic principles of genetics, research approaches, and analytics to embrace the evolving population of students, researchers, and practitioners who are integrating their work to provide advanced diagnosis, prevention and treatment of human disease.
With advances in high-throughput technologies propelling the closer integration of lab and clinical work, this edition bridges the gap between high-level molecular genetics and clinical application.
Audience
Medical and research libraries and institutions serving researchers of human genetics/genomics; cancer, neuroscience, metabolic, endocrinology, pharmacology, behaviour, immunology, hematology, orthopaedic, pediatric, gene therapy researchers; advanced students, specialists, and medical practitioners across medical disciplines as well systems biology, molecular medicine, and genetic epidemiology.
Hardbound, 4912 Pages
Published: February 2013
Imprint: Academic Press
ISBN: 978-0-12-383834-6
Reviews
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Praise for previous editions"...the most comprehensive review of genetic knowledge applied to the clinical practice of medical genetics [...] This is a book of magnificent quality. Very few books can be compared to this one. This is a must-have textbook with features that make it a unique source for medical geneticists" Luis F. Escobar,
Shock , 2008;30-3:339 doi: 10.1097/01.SHK.0000286299.94327.fa ...to have brought together between the covers of three volumes a comprehensive summary of current thoughts and practices in clinical genetics as practised in the leading departments across the world by some of the greatest geneticists is a magnificent achievement. It is a body of experience from which we can all learn and to which I suspect most of us will continue to turn on a regular basis" Willie Reardon,J Med Genet 2002;39:454 doi:10.1136/jmg.39.6.454-a
Contents
- History of Medical Genetics
Medicine in a Genetic Context
Nature and Frequency of Genetic Disease
Genomics and Proteomics
Genome Structure and Gene Expression
Epigenetics
Human Gene Mutation in Inherited Disease: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Consequences
Mendelian Inheritance
Analysis of Genetic Linkage
Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
Mitochondrial Genes in Degenerative Diseases, Cancer and Aging
Multifactoral Inheritance and Complex Traits
Population Genetics
Pathogenetics of Disease
Human Developmental Genetics
Twins and Twinning
The Molecular Biology of Cancer
The Biologic Basis of Aging: Implications for Medical Genetics
Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics
Genetic Risk Assessment for Common Disease
Genetic Counseling and Clinical Risk Assessment
Cytogenetic Analysis
Diagnostic Molecular Genetics
Heterozygote Testing and Carrier Screening
Prenatal Screening for Neural Tube Defects and Aneuploidy
Techniques for Prenatal Diagnosis
Neonatal Screening
Enzyme Replacement and Pharmacologic Chaperone Therapies for Lysomal Storage Disease
Gene Therapy
Ethical and Social Issues in Clinical Genetics
Legal Issues in Genetics in Medicine
The Genetic Basis of Female Infertility
Male Infertility
Fetal Loss
Genetic Disorders of Prematurity
A Clinical Approach to the Dysmorphic Child
Clinical Teratology
Abnormal Mental Development
Abnormal Body Size and Proportion
Susceptibility and Response to Infection
Transplantation Genetics
Down Syndrome and other Autosomal Trisomies
Sex Chromosome Abnormalities
Deletions and Other Structural Abnormalities of the Autosomes
Congenital Heart Disease
Cardiomyopathies
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Cutaneous Hamartoneoplastic Disorders
Disorders of the Venous System
Capillary Malformation / Arteriovenous Malformation
Hereditary Disorders of the Lymphatic System
The Genetics of Cardiac Electrophysiology in Humans
The Genetics of Blood Pressure Regulation in Humans
Preclampsia
Common Genetic Determinants of Coagulation and Fibronolysis
Genetics of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Cystic Fibrosis
Asthma
Hereditary Pulmonary Emphysema
Interstitial and Restrictive Pulmonary Disorders
Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract (CAKUT)
Cystic Diseases of the Kidney
Nephrotic Disorders
Renal Tubular Disorders
Cancer of the Kidney and Urogenital Tract
Gastrointestinal Tract and Hepatobiliary Duct System
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Bile Pigment Metabolism and its Disorders
Cancer of the Colon and Gastrointestinal Tract
Hemoglobinopathies and Thalassemias
Other Hereditary Red Blood Cell Disorders
Hemophilias and Other Disorders of Hemostasis
Rhesus and Other Fetomaternal Incompatibilities
Leukemias, Lymphomas and Other Related Disorders
Autoimmunity: Genetics and Immunological Mechanisms
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Rheumatoid Disease and Other Inflammatory Arthropathies
Amyloidosis and Other Protein Deposition Diseases
Disorders of Lymphocyte Development and Function
Complement Defects
Disorders of Leukocyte Function
Genetic Disorders of the Pituitary Gland
Thyroid Disorders
Parathyroid Disorders
Diabetes Mellitus
Genetic Disorders of the Adrenal Gland
Disorders of the Gonads, Genital Tract and Genitalia
Cancer of the Breast and Female Reproductive Tract
Disorders of the Body Mass
Genetic Lipodystrophies
Amino Acid Metabolism
Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism
Congenital disorders of protein glycosylation
Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism
Lipoprotein and Lipid Metabolism
Organic Acidemias and Disorders of Fatty Acid Oxidation
Vitamin D Metabolism or Action
Inherited Porphyrias
Copper Metabolism
Iron Metabolism and Related Disorders
Mucopolysaccharidoses
Disorders of DNA Repair and Metabolism
Oligosaccharridoses and Allied Disorders
Gangliosidoses and Related Lipid Storage Diseases
Peroxisomal Disorders
Genetics of Personality
Fragile X Syndrome and Other Causes of X-linked Mental Handicap
Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Disorders
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Other Behavioral Disorders
Autism & Autism Spectrum
Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias
Shizophrenia and Affective Disorders
Addictive Disorders
Neural Tube Defects
Genetic Disorders of Cerebral Cortical Development
The Epilepsies
Basal Ganglia Disorders
The Hereditary Ataxias
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
Autonomic and Sensory Disorders
The Phakomatoses
Multiple Sclerosis and Other Demyelinating Disorders
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Primary Tumors of the Nervous System
The muscular dystrophies
Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathies
Congenital (Structural) Myopathies
Spinal Muscular Atrophies
Nondystrophic Myotonias and Periodic Paralyses
Myotonic Dystrophy
Hereditary and Autoimmune Myasthenias
Motor Neurone Disease
Color Vision Defects
Optic Atrophy
Glaucoma
Defects of the Cornea
Anomalies of the Lens
Hereditary Retinal and Choroidal Degenerations
Strabismus
Retinoblastoma
Disorders of the Hair
Hereditary hearing impairment
Clefting, Dental, and Craniofacial Syndromes
Craniosynostosis
Abnormalities of Pigmentation
Ichthyosiform Dermatoses
Epidermolysis Bullosa
Ectodermal Dysplasias
Psoriasis and Related Disorders
Skin Cancer
Marfan Syndrome and Other Disorders of Fibrillin
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Heritable Diseases Affecting the Elastic Tissues: Cutis Laxa, Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum and Related Disorders
Osteogenesis Imperfecta (and other disorders of bone matrix)
Disorders of Bone Density, Volume and Mineralization
Chondrodysplasias
Abnormalities of Bone Structure
The Dysostoses
Arthrogryposes (Multiple Congenital Contractures)
Common Skeletal Deformities
Hereditary Noninflammatory Arthropathies
Pathways-Cohesinopathies
Ciliopathies

