本书是《快速医学教程》系列之一的《细胞生物学与遗传学》分册,书中首先引领你学习细胞生物学与遗传学的基础知识,包括一些基本概念、分子机制与细胞功能的调控;第二部分则涉及医学遗传学,包括分子遗传学如何用于医学的最新进展,例如人类基因组计划、克隆技术及基因治疗。本书注重基础知识与临床应用的结构,涉及遗传咨询与遗传病的基本病理学,包括单基因病及遗传性肿瘤症等;由选择题、简答题和问答题组成的第三部分则能让你在学完本课程以后评估你取得的进步和你的水平。
不要惊慌!快速医学教程——现在你终于拥有了梦寐以求的完美系列教程!你曾经因为熬夜而错过第二天的早课吗?你曾经因为谢入课堂的阳光而分散了注意力吗?如果你无法作一个完整的课堂笔记——现在有了快速医学教程,一切都不必担心了。
在教授指导下,本书以学生的视有进行编写,快速写学教程采取了容易学习吸收的笔记形式。你可以用这本书作为复习指南或是教材的补充。以下几个特点将最大程度地帮助你掌握相关知识:
理解检查板地块测试你对新学课题的理解。
提示板块引起你对主要内容的关注并指导如何记忆。
彩图的广泛应用帮助你在测验题中测试你的知识。
详细的索引让你随心所欲的阅读,并且非常便捷。
Preface
Acknowledgements
Dedication
Part 1: Principles of Cell Biology and
Molecular Genetics
1. General Organization of the Cell
Prokaryotes and eukaryotes
Structure and function of eukaryotic
organelles
Cell diversity in multicellular
organisms
2. Proteins and Enzymes
Amino acids
Proteins
Enzymes
3. The Cell Membrane
Structure of the cell membrane
Transport across the cell membrane
Membrane potential
Receptors
4. The Working Cell
Cytoskeleton and cell motility
Lysosomes
Cell surface and cell adhesion
5. The Molecular Basis of Genetics
Organization of the cell nucleus
Cell cycle
Mitosis and meiosis
Nucleic acids
DNA packaging and repair
DNA replication
Transcription and RNA synthesis
Translation and protein synthesis
Control of gene expression and protein
synthesis
Post-translational modification of
proteins
Structure of genes
Genetics of bacteria and viruses
Part 2: Medical Genetics
6. Molecular Genetics as Applied to
Medicine
Basic techniques of molecular
genetics
The human genome project
Cloning and characterizing human
disease genes
Gene therapy
7. Genetic Disease
Single gene disorders
Chromosomal disorders
Polygenic inheritance and
multifactorial disorders
Genetics of cancer
8. Principles of Medical Genetics
Population genetics and
screening
Risk assessment and genetic
counselling
Genetic consultation and history
taking
Common presentations of genetic
disease
Part 3: Self-assessment
Multiple-choice Questions
Short-answer Questions
Essay Questions
MCQ Answers
SAQ Answers
Index