Textbook of Human Genetics

This established text has been completely revised, reorganized, and updated to accommodate the vast changes that have occurred in human genetics during the last decade. Using numerous examples from human biology and medicine, the author reviews the basic laws of genetics, the common genetic diseases, and their causes in humans. He presents the latest data and techniques, including the molecular regulation of gene expression in humans and the use of restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) to map human genes and identify genetic diseases. New chapters have been added on human immunogenetics, oncogenes, and cancer. The author explains complex concepts with clarity and uses an extensive array of diagrams and illustrations, including electron micrographs and clinical photographs of all common genetic diseases.