Mendelian Inheritance in Man
Catalogs of Autosomal Dominant, Autosomal Recessive, and X-linked Phenotypes
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A classic bibliographic guide to human genetics, first published in book form in 1966. Each entry consists of six parts: a preferred designation, followed in parentheses by frequently used synonyms; a brief description of the phenotype(s); the nature of the basic defect; a resume of genetic information, including mapping and molecular genetic details; allelic variants; and key references. This edition contains 36,987 references, mainly to the periodical literature, and cites 54,623 authors. Based on a continuously updated online version, only four months separate closure of the file for the edition and the finished book. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR