Practical Genetic Counselling, 5Ed

Written for general clinicians, be they general practitioners, phsyicians, surgeons or obstetricians. It does not use arcane genetic terms, and previous editions have been of great value to many of my non-specialist colleagues over the years. I highly recommend this book to every practitioner who is now facing clinical problems related to genetic disease. The reader will find many ready answers here, as well as an excellent approach to managing individual families' needs in genetic counselling.
Irish Journal of Medical Science

As I opened the package containing this book my colleague's eyes opened wide with envy. This was my introduction to Professor Peter Harper's gem on genetic counselling, and I soon came to appreciate my good fortune... Peter Harper's book provides the non-specialist with the basics of that knowledge and is a pleasure to read. I strongly recommend it to all involved in reproductive medicine and paediatrics. It contains useful information for many specialties and possibly most of all for general practice, where the widest range of conditions is encountered.
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

A concise account of the theory and practice of genetic counselling for clinicians in both hospital and family practice.
The counselling of those at risk from inherited disorders forms an integral part of medicine, and huge advances are continually being made in this area of practice. The 5th edition of 'Practical Genetic Counselling' provides clinicians with an invaluable, up-to-date guide through the deluge of new information.
New areas of coverage include: new genetic developments and society - new regulatory bodies, effects of insurance; genetic testing for late onset diseases; genetic advances in common disorders - use of and dangers of susceptibility testing; new chromosome and molecular techniques; the human genome project and implications for genetic counselling; preimplantation genetic diagnosis; population screening for genetic disorders; developmental genes and birth defects. New areas featured in the second section of the book include: trinucleotide repeat disorders and inherited neurological diseases; molecular basis of bone and connective tissue disorders; new genes isolated for inherited deafness and blindness; genetics and cancer (completely rewritten to include new developments in familial breast and blood cancer); and congenital heart disease and chromosome defects.