Advances in Human Genetics 14
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1985, 1985
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1985 |
| Series: | Advances in Human Genetics
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Cytogenetics of Pregnancy Wastage
- Estimation of Pregnancy Wastage
- Evaluation of the Incidence of Chromosome Abnormalities
- Types of Chromosome Abnormalities
- Animal Model for Meiotic Nondisjunction and Experimentally Induced Monosomy and Trisomy
- Conclusion
- References
- 2 Mutation in Human Populations
- Classes of Mutation
- Mutation Rate Estimates
- Some Special Problems
- Use of Mutation Rates in Genetic Counseling
- Population Kinetics of Mutation
- Assessing the Population Mutation Burden
- Mutation and Evolution
- References
- 3 Genetic Mutations Affecting Human Lipoprotein Metabolism
- General Review
- Mutations in the Pathway of Lipoprotein Metabolism
- Future Directions
- References
- 4 Giucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase
- Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase in Evolution
- The G6PD Gene in Humans
- Genetic Variability of Human G6PD
- Expression of G6PD and G6PD Deficiency
- G6PD Polymorphism and Malaria Selection
- Concluding Remarks
- References
- 5 Steroid Sulfatase Deficiency and the Genetics of the Short Arm of the Human X Chromosome
- Sulfated Steroids and their Metabolism
- Steroid Sulfatase (STS)
- Steroid Sulfatase Deficiency
- Genetics of Steroid Sulfatase
- Some Genes on the Human X-chromosome Short Arm Are Not Inactivated
- Pairing and Recombination of X and Y Chromosomes
- Conclusion
- References
- Addenda