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Increasingly, common disorders are known to have a genetic component and this book provides invaluable and up-to- date guidance through the profusion of new information in this area and the associated psychosocial and ethical considerations and concerns.
The book contains updated information on: developments in common disease genetics; new molecular techniques and genetic counselling; non-invasive prenatal diagnosis; the molecular basis of congenital malformations; the history of genetic counselling; and the social and ethical aspects of advances in genetics.





