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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Basic Concepts and Background
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Examining and Analyzing Chromosomes
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Beyond Chromosomes
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In The Principles of Clinical Cytogenetics, Steven Gersen and Martha Keagle provide a comprehensive, in-depth explanation of the basic concepts and interpretations involved in chromosome analysis, a critical technique in the diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of a wide variety of conditions. Designed for the non-expert health-care provider who must use and explain the often complex results of these tests, the book details in understandable language the various applications of chromosome analysis in clinical settings and the clinical significance of abnormal results. In addition, the book offers an informative tutorial on basic laboratory procedures (including microscopy, photomicrography, automation, and computerized karyotyping), reports on such novel synergistic technologies as FISH, and discusses issues in genetic counseling.
Enlightening and accessible, The Principles of Clinical Cytogenetics constitutes an indispensable reference for today's physicians who depend on the cytogenetics laboratory for the diagnosis of their patients. Here in its pages pediatricians, obstetricians, perinatologists, hematologists, oncologists, endocrinologists, pathologists, urologists, internists, family practice physicians, and managed care practitioners will find the clear understanding they need to interpret test results rapidly and appreciate their implications.
Enlightening and accessible, The Principles of Clinical Cytogenetics constitutes an indispensable reference for today's physicians who depend on the cytogenetics laboratory for the diagnosis of their patients. Here in its pages pediatricians, obstetricians, perinatologists, hematologists, oncologists, endocrinologists, pathologists, urologists, internists, family practice physicians, and managed care practitioners will find the clear understanding they need to interpret test results rapidly and appreciate their implications.
Reviews
". . .this book is a real contribution to the field of cytogenetics, and is scientifically and clinically adept. I should be a permanent resource not only for cytogeneticists, but also for doctors active in hematology and oncology, clinical pathologists, and perinatal specialists."-Laboratoriums Medizin
"This book is an excellent document on clinical cytogenetics." - Cellular and Molecular Biology
"For those starting out or working in this field, the book would also provide an excellent grounding in the background to the techniques used and the service provided by cytogenetic laboratories."- Human Genetics
"...is an essential reference book for all clinical cytogeneticists. It is written with a unique laboratory focus; it answers the most frequently asked questions about chromosomes and chromosomal disease and presents a comprehensive look at the field as it stands today. A careful reading of this book would serve as excellent review for the American Board of Medical Genetics examination...Gersen and Keagle tell the story better than anyone." - The American Society of Human Genetics
"...an essential reference book for all clinical cytogeneticists...written with a unique laboratory focus; it answers the most frequently asked questions about chromosomes and chromosomal disease and presents a comprehensive look at the field as it stands today." - The American Society for Human Genetics
"This book is an excellent document on clinical cytogenetics." - Cellular and Molecular Biology
"For those starting out or working in this field, the book would also provide an excellent grounding in the background to the techniques used and the service provided by cytogenetic laboratories."- Human Genetics
"...is an essential reference book for all clinical cytogeneticists. It is written with a unique laboratory focus; it answers the most frequently asked questions about chromosomes and chromosomal disease and presents a comprehensive look at the field as it stands today. A careful reading of this book would serve as excellent review for the American Board of Medical Genetics examination...Gersen and Keagle tell the story better than anyone." - The American Society of Human Genetics
"...an essential reference book for all clinical cytogeneticists...written with a unique laboratory focus; it answers the most frequently asked questions about chromosomes and chromosomal disease and presents a comprehensive look at the field as it stands today." - The American Society for Human Genetics
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Principles of Clinical Cytogenetics
Editors: Steven L. Gersen, Martha B. Keagle
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-643-0
Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1999
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 558
Number of Illustrations: 72 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour
Topics: Human Genetics