Overview
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Ahmad S. Teebi
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Qatar Foundation, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Doha, Qatar
Updated and enlarged second edition
Written by experts in the field
An indispensable source for human and medical geneticists, genetic counselors, researchers, medical specialists dealing with Arab patients or practicing in Arab countries
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Genetic disorders in Arab Countries & Geographic Regions
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- Bassam Abu-Libdeh, Ahmad Said Teebi
Pages 491-514
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- Ahmad S. Teebi, Tawfeg Ben-Omran
Pages 515-530
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- Zuhair N. Al-Hassnan, Nadia Sakati
Pages 531-573
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- Elham Hassen, Lotfi Chouchane
Pages 613-638
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- Lihadh Al-Gazali, Bassam R. Ali
Pages 639-676
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- Efrat Dagan, Ruth Gershoni-Baruch
Pages 677-702
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Cultural and Religious Attitudes Towards Genetic Issues
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Front Matter
Pages 703-703
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- Shelley J. Kennedy, Muna Al-Saffar
Pages 725-740
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Back Matter
Pages 741-772
About this book
Arab populations have their “own” genetic disorders, both universal and particular. Genetic diversity within these source populations, along with the fact that the rates of inbreeding are often high and family sizes are often large, constitute conditions that facilitate the emergence and detection of phenotypes explained notably by autosomal recessive inheritance; in which case, the use of homozygosity gene mapping can facilitate the discovery of the corresponding genes.
The present book includes 5 parts dealing with various aspects that relate to the genetic structure of Arabs and minorities within the Arab world as well as genetic disorders prevalent in this part of the world.
It includes updated reviews of the genetic disorders in various Arab countries and geographic regions. The focus is primarily, but not exclusively, on the group of single-gene disorders with particular emphasis on autosomal recessive conditions. It further includes epidemiological and clinical data as well as inheritance patterns, mutation and polymorphism data, and available haplotype analysis data. The ethnic and genetic diversity of the Arab populations is discussed as well as aspects of genetic counseling practice in this region together with a proposal for an ethical framework for genetic research and prevention of genetic disorders.
The target audience of this book includes human and medical geneticists, genetic counselors, researchers, medical specialists dealing with Arab patients or practicing in Arab countries, medical and genetic counseling students, and nurses.
Editors and Affiliations
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Qatar Foundation, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Doha, Qatar
Ahmad S. Teebi