An introduction to human molecular genetics : mechanisms of inherited diseases / Jack J. Pasternak.

Bethesda, Md. : Fitzgerald Science Press, [1999], ©1999.

xviii, 498 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

One fold. informational bookmark in pocket.

Copy 1 Donor: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.

Fundamentals of genetics -- Understanding human disease -- The genetic system: chromosomes -- The genetic system: Mendel's laws of inheritance and genetic linkage -- Principles of human molecular genetics -- The molecular biology of the gene -- Recombinant DNA technology -- Genetic and physical mapping of the human genome -- Discovering human disease genes -- Molecular genetics of diseases and disorders -- Molecular genetics of muscle disorders -- Molecular genetics of neural disorders -- Molecular genetics of the eye -- Molecular genetics of mitochondrial disorders -- Molecular genetics of cancer syndromes -- Human gene therapy.