Includes bibliographical references and index.

CONTENTS : Genetic counselling: an introduction -- Genetic counselling in Mendelian disorders -- Common disorders and genetic counselling -- Chromosome abnormalities -- Molecular genetics and genetic counselling -- Dysmorphology and genetic syndromes -- Carrier testing and genetic prediction -- Prenatal diagnosis and reproductive aspects of medical genetics -- Special issues in genetic counselling -- The genetic counselling clinic -- Neuromuscular disorders -- Central nervous system disorders -- Disorders of mental function -- Disorders of bone and connective tissue -- Oral and craniofacial disorders -- The skin -- The eye -- Deafness -- Cardiovascular and respiratory disorders -- The gastrointestinal tract -- Renal and urinary tract disease -- Endocrine and reproductive disorders -- Inborn errors of metabolism -- Disorders of blood and immune function -- Genetic risks in cancer -- Environmental hazards -- Population aspects of genetic counselling and genetic screening -- Genetics and society. Appendix: Useful information in connection with genetic counselling.