From theForeword by Candy Cooley:"e;What a delight it is to read abook which takes complex scientific concepts and ensures they areunderstandable by all."e;With activities and answers, reflectionpoints and a glossary, this interactive textbook supports the 'Fit for Practicein the Genetics Era' competence framework, offering an introduction to thetheory of genetics and then using common genetic conditions/disorders as casestudies to help students apply theory to practice and examine the service userexperience.Genetics is written by an experiencedteacher of health care sciences and is ideal for students of nursing, healthcare and for a wide range of health care practitioners.Cell and DNAstructure Down's SyndromeInheritance Sickle Cell AnaemiaPedigreetesting Huntington's DiseaseCancergenetics Cystic FibrosisGeneticcounselling MuscularDystrophyFrom lecturerreviews:"e;A well written and nicely laidout genetics text at an appropriate level for adult nursing students."e;"e;Fabuloustext, student friendly."e;
