Mendelian Inheritance in Man: A Catalog of Human Genes and Genetic Disorders

摘要: The twelfth edition of this classic reference work includes: * More than 2,000 new entries A total more 9,000 New features and enhancement the familiar old Mapping information on 4,000 genes known function Information specific point mutations responsible for 700 genetic disorders or neoplasms Mendelian Inheritance in Man (MIM) is a knowledgebase that serves clinical medicine biomedical research, including Human Genome Project. It aims to be comprehensive (not only complete, but also collated, integrated, interpreted), authoritative accurate sound its interpretations judgements), timely up-to-date historically dimensioned). From review eleventh edition, Reproductive Toxicology: "Even convenience computer-based forms MIM cannot eliminate need book form. preface provides wonderful synopsis human genetics. contained text as concise those with genetics background." tenth England Journal Medicine: "[Victor McKusick] has been all these years shepherd development field [of genetics]. Perhaps his most important pragmatic achievement 10 editions Man, which rapidly became remained principal source inherited diseases geneticists. "In addition erudite books, references given each description represent magnificent bibliography With McKusick's leadership continued interest gene mapping, rep-resents an compen-dium location chromosomes. "The security blanket geneticist should libraries not specialists, others who see patients have components."