The fourth edition of this well-known text provides students, researchers and technicians in the area of medicine, genetics and cell biology with a concise, understandable introduction to the structure and behavior of human chromosomes. This new edition continues to cover both basic and up-to-date material on normal and defective chromosomes, yet is particularly strengthened by the complete revision of the material on the molecular genetics of chromosomes and chromosomal defects. The mapping and molecular analysis of chromosomes is one of the most exciting and active areas of modern biomedical research, and this book will be invaluable to scientists, students, technicians and physicians with an interest in the function and dysfunction of chromosomes. 1 Origins and Directions of Human Cytogenetics -- 2 The Mitotic Cell Cycle -- 3 DNA Replication and Chromosome Reproduction -- 4 General Features of Mitotic Chromosomes -- 5 The Chemistry and Packaging of Chromosomes -- 6 Chromosome Bands -- 7 Molecular Correlates of Chromosome Bands -- 8 In Situ Hybridization -- 9 Main Features of Meiosis -- 10 Details of Meiosis -- 11 Meiotic Abnormalities: Abnormal Numbers of Chromosomes -- 12 Abnormal Phenotypes Due to Autosomal Aneuploidy or Polyploidy -- 13 Chromosome Structural Aberrations -- 14 The Causes of Structural Aberrations -- 15 Syndromes Due to Autosomal Deletions and Duplications -- 16 Clinical Importance of Translocations, Inversions, and Insertions -- 17 Sex Determination and the Y Chromosome -- 18 The X Chromosome, Dosage Compensation, and X Inactivation -- 19 Phenotypic Effects of Sex Chromosome Imbalance -- 20 Fragile Sites, Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion, and the Fragile X Syndrome -- 21 Euploid Chromosome Aberrations, Uniparental Disomy, and Genomic Imprinting -- 22 Chromosome Changes in Cell Differentiation -- 23 Somatic Cell Hybridization in Cytogenetic Analysis -- 24 Chromosome Instability Syndromes -- 25 DNA and Gene Amplification -- 26 Genome Destabilization and Multistep Progression to Cancer -- 27 Chromosomes and Cancer: Activation of Oncogenes -- 28 Chromosomes and Cancer: Inactivation of Tumor Suppressor Genes -- 29 Mapping Human Chromosomes -- 30 Genome Plasticity and Chromosome Evolution -- 31 The Future of Human Cytogenetics.
The fourth edition of this well-known text provides students, researchers and technicians in the area of medicine, genetics and cell biology with a concise, understandable introduction to the structure and behavior of human chromosomes. It covers both basic and up-to-date material on normal and defective chromosomes. This new edition is particularly strengthened by the complete revision of the material on the molecular genetics of chromosomes and chromosomal defects. The mapping and molecular analysis of chromosomes is one of the most exciting and active areas of modern biomedical research, and this book will be invaluable to scientists, students, technicians and physicians with an interest in the function and dysfunction of chromosomes.
From the reviews of the third edition: Each word tells in this concise gem of a human cytogenetics text...Superb organization makes this an excellent text...for any cytogenetics course. American Journal of Human Genetics
...the leading textbook in English on human cytogenetics. Cell
The fourth edition of this well-known text provides students, researchers and technicians in the area of medicine, genetics and cell biology with a concise, understandable introduction to the structure and behavior of human chromosomes. It covers both basic and up-to-date material on normal and defective chromosomes. This new edition is particularly strengthened by the complete revision of the material on the molecular genetics of chromosomes and chromosomal defects. The mapping and molecular analysis of chromosomes is one of the most exciting and active areas of modern biomedical research, and this book will be invaluable to scientists, students, technicians and physicians with an interest in the function and dysfunction of chromosomes. From the reviews of the third edition: "Each word "tells" in this concise gem of a human cytogenetics text ... Superb organization makes this an excellent text ... for any cytogenetics course." American Journal of Human Genetics " ... the leading textbook in English on human cytogenetics." Cell This is the fourth edition of an acclaimed introductory textbook on the structure and function of human chromosomes. The explosion of information on human genetic diseases has meant that there is a greater need than ever for students, practising physicians, laboratory technicians, and researchers to have a concise, up-to-date summary of the normal and abnormal behavior of chromosomes. This book continues to fulfill that need, and is strengthened by the complete revision of material on the molecular genetics of chromosomes and chromosomal defects. The fourth edition of this well known book provides students, researchers and technicians in the area of medicine, genetics and cell biology with a concise, understandable introduction to the structure and behavior of human chromosomes.
