Human Molecular Genetics - 9780132051576

A clear introduction to the complex and fast moving field of Human Molecular Genetics; recommended forstudents studying the subject as part of a general biology, genetics or medical degree.

New to the third edition:

• Concise up-to-day introduction to human molecular genetics
• Fully revised chapter on complex diseases including the use of population based genome-wide association studies to identify risk alleles.
• New chapter on small RNAs and their role in gene regulation and disease
• Fully revised chapter on genome sequencing and associated technologies, including how the draft human genome sequence was finished and the advent of next-generation sequencing technologies.
• Updated chapter on single gene disorders reviewing advances in our understanding of their underlying molecular pathologies.

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