Quality Issues in Clinical Genetic Services

by Ulf Kristoffersson

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 percent of a population in the economically developed countries will during their lifetime suffer from a disease...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400791887
• ISBN13: 9789400791886
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 393 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"