Download or read book Techniques in Diagnostic Human Biochemical Genetics written by Frits A. Hommes and published by Wiley-Liss. This book was released on 1991 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is an up-to-date review of procedures currently in use in diagnostic biochemical genetics laboratories around the world. Offers not only accounts of methodology but also provides guidelines for the interpretation of both standard and abnormal results. The text includes coverage of most of the methods being employed to determine specific analyses as well as discussions of statistics and data management and the protocols of transmitting laboratory results with genetic information. Many of the chapters contain introductory sections describing background information on the development of a particular genetic test and an evaluation of the clinical significance and applicability of the test.