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Record Nr.

UNINA9911020435103321

Titolo

Diagnostic techniques in genetics / / edited by Jean-Louis Serre ; translated by Isabelle and Simon Heath

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2006

ISBN

9786610741243

9781280741241

1280741244

9780470033364

0470033363

9780470870266

0470870265

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SerreJean Louis

HeathIsabelle

HeathSimon

Disciplina

616/.042

Soggetti

Molecular genetics

Molecular diagnosis

Genetic screening

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Diagnostic Techniques in Genetics; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1 Techniques and Tools in Molecular Biology Used in Genetic Diagnoses; 2 The Diagnosis of Inherited Diseases; 3 Molecular Diagnosis in Oncology; 4 Applications of Molecular Biology to Cytogenetics; 5 Screening and Identification of Pathogenic and Exogenic Agents; 6 Identification Using Genetic Fingerprints; 7 Molecular Genetics and Populations; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Recent developments within molecular biology and genetic engineering have led to huge advances and changes within the biological sciences especially within the field of human genetics. Diagnostic Techniques in Genetics offers an important overview of how DNA or RNA technology may be applied to a large set of genetic diagnoses.