Thompson & Thompson Genetics in Medicine, 7e
With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access
Robert L. Nussbaum, MD, Chief, Genetic Diseases Research Branch
Acting Chief, Inherited Disease Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute
Executive Faculty, Johns Hopkins/NHGRI Joint Genetic Counseling Graduate program, National Institutes of Health
Roderick R. McInnes, MD, PhD, FRS(C), Scientific Director, Institute of Genetics, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Anne and Max Tanenbaum Chair in Molecular Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
and Huntington F. Willard, PhD, President and Director, The Research Institute of University Hospitals of Cleveland, Henry Wilson Payne Professor and Chairman, Department of Genetics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Director, Center for Human Genetics, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
Acting Chief, Inherited Disease Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute
Executive Faculty, Johns Hopkins/NHGRI Joint Genetic Counseling Graduate program, National Institutes of Health
Roderick R. McInnes, MD, PhD, FRS(C), Scientific Director, Institute of Genetics, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Anne and Max Tanenbaum Chair in Molecular Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
and Huntington F. Willard, PhD, President and Director, The Research Institute of University Hospitals of Cleveland, Henry Wilson Payne Professor and Chairman, Department of Genetics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Director, Center for Human Genetics, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
ISBN: 9781416030805Published August 2007
Paperback
600 pages /. 240 ills (50 in full color) Saunders
Reviews
Richard Andre VÃ¥ge, University of Bergen
This is based on the first 3 chapters.The book gives the reader a good introduction to genetics, and the necessary nomenclature. The drawings are quite good. The bolded words in the text are of excellent help to a student. These make sure that you know their meaning before moving on. Also in the end of the chapters, there is a paragraph with clinical relevance. Although I think this could have been given more focus, the cases probably compensate this. The questions at the end of the chapter are good (I don’t know if there are answers to these, but there should be). I do miss a summary in the end, since this is great to read before actually starting on the chapter.
All in all, this book is updated, very informative and reader-friendly for medical students!
Posted 1st Jul 2008
- Content:
- 4/5
- Readability:
- 4/5
- Use for Revision:
- 4/5
- Recommend to a friend:
- 3.5/5
Sherif Khalifas, Cardiff University
The word ‘Genetics’ makes most students’ minds fill with dreaded thoughts of Mendel’s peas and Darwin’s beard but the reality is that it is now, more than ever, one of the most important subjects in medicine along with the likes of anatomy and physiology. This book helps cement this key subject in the minds of all students. It is written in a clear and approachable manner, terminology is explained and diagrams are used to emphasises and clarify. The authors have structured this well, beginning with the very basic concepts of genetics and inheritance then building on to the more clinical topics such as diseases resulting from mutations. Each chapter ends with a list of questions which test what the student has learnt whilst reading a particular chapter. These questions are also a very good revision tool. If you want to learn genetics thoroughly buy this book.Posted 1st Jul 2008
- Content:
- 5/5
- Readability:
- 4.5/5
- Use for Revision:
- 4/5
Average Ratings
- Content:
- 5/5
- Readability:
- 5/5
- Use for Revision:
- 4/5
- Recommend to a friend:
- 4/5
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Editor’s Note
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