Victor McKusick and the History of Medical Genetics

Victor McKusick is widely known as the ‘Founding Father of Medical Genetics’. His seminal contributions to all aspects of medical genetics have led to the establishment of a distinct discipline. As a clinician, teacher, scientist, historian and author, McKusick’s role is unparalleled. He was a found...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Dronamraju, Krishna R. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Francomano, Clair A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Memories
  • McKusick Twins
  • Victor McKusick and Recollections
  • Memories of Victor McKusick
  • Memoirs of Moore Clinic
  • Cytogenetics and Early Days at the Moore Clinic
  • Travels with Victor
  • Homage for Victor McKusick
  • How did my association with Victor influence me, my career, my family
  • The Assimilation of Classical Genetics into Human Genetics
  • Genetic Studies in Isolated Populations
  • Victor A. McKusick and Medical Genetics Among the Amish
  • Dr. Victor A.  McKusick and the Genetics of Dwarfism
  • Clinical Genomicist in the Future of Medical Practice
  • Victor McKusick and the History of Medical Genetics
  • The influence of  Victor A. McKusick on the development  of training in Medical Genetics
  • Appendices
  • Index.