Thompson & Thompson Genetics in Medicine, 8e

Huntington Willard is on the faculty of the Department of Human Genetics at the University of Chicago. Prior to this appointment, Willard was the President and Director of the Marine Biological Laboratory and Professor of Human Genetics at the University of Chicago. He was previously on the faculty at Duke University, where he was founding director of the university-wide Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy from 2003 to 2014, the Nanaline H. Duke Professor of Genome Sciences, and the Arts & Sciences Professor of Biology & Genome Sciences.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Introduction to the Human GenomeChapter 3 The Human Genome: Gene Structure and FunctionChapter 4 Human Genetic Diversity: Mutation and PolymorphismChapter 5 Principles of Clinical Cytogenetics and Genome Analysis Chapter 6 The Chromosomal and Genomic Basis of Disease: Disorders of the Autosomes and Sex ChromosomesChapter 7 Patterns of Single-Gene InheritanceChapter 8 Complex Inheritance of Common Multifactorial DisordersChapter 9 Genetic Variation in Populations Chapter 10 Identifying the Genetic Basis for Human DiseaseChapter 11 The Molecular Basis of Genetic DiseaseChapter 12 The Molecular, Biochemical, and Cellular Basis of Genetic Disease Chapter 13 The Treatment of Genetic DiseaseChapter 14 Developmental Genetics and Birth DefectsChapter 15 Cancer Genetics and GenomicsChapter 16 Risk Assessment and Genetic CounselingChapter 17 Prenatal Diagnosis and Screening Chapter 18 Application of Genomics to Medicine and Personalized Health CareChapter 19 Ethical and Social Issues in Genetics and GenomicsCases