Master the genetics you need to know with the updated 14th Edition of Emery?s Elements of Medical Genetics by Drs. Peter Turnpenny and Sian Ellard. Review the field?s latest and most important topics with user-friendly coverage designed to help you better understand and apply the basic principles of genetics to clinical situations. Learning is easy with the aid of clear, full-color illustrative diagrams, a wealth of clinical photographs of genetic diseases, multiple-choice and case-based review questions, end-of-chapter summaries, and convenient online access at www.studentconsult.com. With this highly visual, award-winning classic in your hands, you have all the genetics knowledge you need for exams or practice. ? Get a broad view of medical genetics with a unique three-part structure that looks at the Principles of Human Genetics, Genetics in Medicine, and Clinical Genetics. ? Visualize the appearance of genetic disorders with a fantastic art program that presents many clinical photos of genetic diseases, and work through complicated ideas with an array of full-color illustrative diagrams. ? Master the material you need to know with a title preferred by faculty and students alike over the last three decades and awarded the British Medical Association Medial Student Textbook of the Year in 2008. Search the entire contents online at www.studentconsult.com, including 150 USMLE-style multiple choice questions to aid study and self-testing. ? Apply the latest research with chapters on developmental genetics, cancer genetics, prenatal testing and reproduction genetics, ?clonal? sequencing, and more. ? Understand complex concepts with the help of an increased number of diagrams. ? Be fully aware of social, ethical, and counseling issues by reviewing an improved section on these topics.

1 The history and impact of genetics in medicine 3 2 The cellular and molecular basis of inheritance 13 3 Chromosomes and cell division 31 4 DNA technology and applications 59 5 Mapping and identifying genes 75 6 Developmental genetics 83 7 Patterns of inheritance 105 8 Mathematical and population genetics 123 9 Polygenic and multifactorial inheritance 137 10 Hemoglobin and the hemoglobinopathies 149 11 Biochemical genetics 161 12 Pharmacogenetics 181 13 Immunogenetics 189 14 Cancer genetics 203 15 Genetic factors in common diseases 227 16 Congenital abnormalities and dysmorphic syndromes 247 17 Genetic counseling 263 18 Chromosome disorders 271 19 Single-gene disorders 293 20 Screening for genetic disease 315 21 Prenatal testing and reproductive genetics 327 22 Risk calculation 341 23 The human genome project, treatment of genetic disease and gene therapy 351 24 Ethical issues in medical genetics 369