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History of Human Genetics: Aspects of Its Development and Global Perspectives

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2017
ISBN
978-3-319-51782-7, 978-3-319-51783-4
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-51783-4
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8720181 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
VIII, 576\562
Time added
2017-06-25 01:07:36

Description

Written by 30 authors from all over the world, this book provides a unique overview of exciting discoveries and surprising developments in human genetics over the last 50 years. The individual contributions, based on seven international workshops on the history of human genetics, cover a diverse range of topics, including the early years of the discipline, gene mapping and diagnostics. Further, they discuss the status quo of human genetics in different countries and highlight the value of genetic counseling as an important subfield of medical genetics.

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