- Hardcover: 269 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc (31 July 1989)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0195049322
- ISBN-13: 978-0195049329
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,958,583 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"As one who has watched human cytogenetics from its birth in 1956 to its present extraordinary capabilities and who counsels families with chromosomal problems without ever having learned how to prepare a karyotype, I found this book a godsend...The writing is rigorous and often elegant. Gardner and Sutherland have the necessary knowledge to and provide useful assessments of the available information."--New England Journal of Medicine
"Chromosome Abnormalities and Genetic Counseling is a comprehensive text encompassing a full complement of cytogenetic information. Concepts are introduced such as basic cytogenetic elements, ethical and counseling issues and the handling of risk figures. A brief and concise review of chromosome pathology is included, enough to refresh the memory without insulting the reader's intelligence...This book is a wonderful asset to any library and can serve either as an educational text or as a reference."--Applied Cytogentics
."..this book has been written primarily for two groups of readers: the genetic counsellor (both medical and nonmedical) and the cytogenetic laboratory scientist. There are substantial sections of the book, however, which are of relevance to paediatricians...The authors are to be congratulated, not only because their book is one of the best of its kind, written in a clear and balanced manner and practically oriented !"--Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
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Chromosomal defects are the most common cause of inherited disorders and are also responsible for a large proportion of miscarriages. These defects include transpositions, duplications, insertions, deletions, nondisjunction and other structural abnormalities. This book is intended as a practical guide to such defects, their clinical significance, and the risks they pose for future pregnancies. Each chapter has two sections: biology and genetic counselling, the latter providing information intended to assist genetic counsellors and clients in deciding upon a course of action. The guide is designed not only for counsellors and laboratory workers in cytogenetics, but also as a reference work for medical geneticists and other physicians.
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8 Mar 2002
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One of the most important books you will need for education in genetic counselling and interpretation of cytogenetic results. Its a pleasure to read and additionally, delivers insight into psychological problems rising from integration of cytogenetically "abnormal" individuals in the human society.
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26 Nov 2008
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A good book, I reviewed it in the context of a pathology resident. I used it in conjunction with the Cytogenetics chapter in Henry's.
Some parts were fairly difficult to grasp, such as the numerous literature references with in vitro fertilization studies. The book is pretty well written, even if you only have a basic understanding of cytogenetics as I did. I thought the chromosomal breakage syndrome chapter was good, with good photos. Overall, worth the money and the book is fairly high quality, durable pages that facilitates note taking in the margins.
Some parts were fairly difficult to grasp, such as the numerous literature references with in vitro fertilization studies. The book is pretty well written, even if you only have a basic understanding of cytogenetics as I did. I thought the chromosomal breakage syndrome chapter was good, with good photos. Overall, worth the money and the book is fairly high quality, durable pages that facilitates note taking in the margins.
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