Moments of truth in genetic medicine / Susan Lindee.

Author/creator Lindee, M. Susan
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2005.
Descriptionxii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Babies' blood: phenylketonuria and the rise of public health genetics -- Provenance and the pedigree: Victor McKusick's field work with the Pennsylvania Amish -- Squashed spiders: standardizing the human chromosomes and other unruly things -- Two peas in a pod: twin science and the rise of human behavior genetics -- Jewish genes: history, emotion, and familial dysautonomia -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Essay on sources -- Bibliography -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [211]-259) and index.
LCCN 2004028267
ISBN0801881757 :

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Laupus Books - Stacks QZ 11.1 L743M 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold