Case Celebres

The author has written some additional case histories of famous figures to supplement those that are in the book.

Chapter 1: Gene structure and function - Ivar the Boneless
Chapter 5: Identifying genes for Mendelian diseases - Niccolò Paganini
Chapter 6: Polygenic inheritance and complex diseases - Chang and Eng
Chapter 7: Genes and populations - John Dalton & Reverend Dr William Spooner
Chapter 9: Genes and development - The Thalidomide Tragedy
Chapter 12: Genes and drugs and treatment - Queen Victoria
Chapter 14: Applied clinical genetics - Sex selection

Oxford University Press, Online Resource Centre, Case Celebres.