Medical Genetics Books

New and Published Books

1. Gender and Genetics

   Sociology of the Prenatal

   By Kate Reed

   Series: Genetics and Society

   Prenatal screening for genetic disorders is becoming an increasingly widespread phenomenon across the globe. While studies have highlighted the importance of women’s experiences of such screening, little is known about men’s roles and direct involvement in this process. With a focus on the...

   Published May 15th 2012 by Routledge
2. Community Genetics and Genetic Alliances

   Eugenics, Carrier Testing, and Networks of Risk

   By Aviad E. Raz

   Series: Genetics and Society

   Carrier testing of adults provides information about the risk of passing a genetic mutation to your children, leading to reproductive (and some say, eugenic) decisions. Excessive carrier screening may have adverse effects, but it can also prevent suffering and open up new reproductive options....

   Published March 30th 2012 by Routledge
3. Genetics and Global Public Health

   Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia

   Edited by Simon Dyson, Karl Atkin

   Sickle cell and thalassaemia are among the world’s most common genetic conditions. They are especially common in Africa, Brazil, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Asia. They affect all ethnic groups but they particularly impact on minority ethnic groups in North America, Europe and Australasia....

   Published January 15th 2012 by Routledge
4. Adipokines

   Edited by Victor R. Preedy, Ross J. Hunter

   The adipokines (also called adipocytokines), are a group of peptides secreted by adipose tissue. They have diverse roles, from the cell to the whole body. The book is designed for health scientists, doctors, physiologists, immunologists, biochemists, college and university teachers and lecturers,...

   Published July 5th 2011 by Science Publishers
5. Cytokines

   Edited by Victor R. Preedy, Ross Hunter

   The cytokines are a group of peptides secreted by cells of the immune system such as macrophages, lymphocytes and T cells. The term cytokine is however simplistic and in fact they can be divided into functional families and have wide ranging effects from cells and molecular pathways to the whole...

   Published June 23rd 2011 by Science Publishers
6. Genomic Negligence

   An Interest in Autonomy as the Basis for Novel Negligence Claims Generated by Genetic Technology

   By Victoria Chico

   Series: Biomedical Law & Ethics Library

   Advances in genetic technology will lead to novel legal challenges. This book identifies four potential genomic claims which may be articulated as novel negligence challenges. Each of these claims is considered from the perspective of the English courts’ approach to novel kinds of damage. It is...

   Published April 20th 2011 by Routledge
7. Neurogenetic Diagnoses

   The Power of Hope and the Limits of Today’s Medicine

   By Carole H. Browner, H. Mabel Preloran

   Series: Genetics and Society

   As world populations continue to age, the incidence of very common, ultimately fatal neurodegenerative diseases (some of medicine’s most puzzling illnesses) will increase exponentially. Neurogenetic Diagnoses, the Power of Hope, and the Limits of Today’s Medicine explores the diverse impacts and...

   Published June 3rd 2010 by Routledge
8. Defending the Genetic Supermarket

   The Law and Ethics of Selecting the Next Generation

   By Colin Gavaghan

   Series: Biomedical Law & Ethics Library

   The controversial topic of the technology of Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis, and the muddled approach to this subject adopted by the UK Parliament, is explored in detail in this volume. The author takes the viewpoint that the HFEA has taken insufficient notice to date of certain core ethical...

   Published January 31st 2007 by Routledge-Cavendish
9. Understanding Autism

   From Basic Neuroscience to Treatment

   Edited by Steven O. Moldin, John L R Rubenstein

   Taking an all-inclusive look at the subject, Understanding Autism: From Basic Neuroscience to Treatment reviews state-of-the-art research on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of autism. The book addresses potential mechanisms that may underlie the development of autism and the neural systems...

   Published April 24th 2006 by CRC Press
10. The Peopling of East Asia

    Putting Together Archaeology, Linguistics and Genetics

    Edited by Roger Blench, Laurent Sagart, Alicia Sanchez-Mazas

    One of the most dynamic research areas in the prehistory of East Asian regions is the synthesis of the findings of archaeology, linguistics and genetics. Several countries have only recently opened to field research and highly active local groups have made possible a raft of collaborative studies&...

    Published March 20th 2005 by Routledge