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| Other authors / contributors: | Kristoffersson, Ulf, 1948-
Schmidtke, J. (Jörg)
Cassiman, J.-J. (Jean-Jacques), 1943-
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| ISBN: | 9789048139194
9048139198
9789048139187
904813918X
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
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| Summary: | Initially genetic disorders were all considered as rare diseases. At present, in the mid of 2009, the OMIM catalogue contains information on more than 12 000 entries of which about 2500 are available for clinical testing based on the identification of the responsible gene defect. However, altogether it has been estimated that about 8 per cent of a population in the economically developed countries will during their lifetime suffer from a disease mainly as the result of their genetic constitution. Adding to that, it is estimated that all diseases have a genetic component, which will determine w.
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| Other form: | Print version: Quality issues in clinical genetic services. Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, c2010 9789048139187 904813918X
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