Clinical+Genetics+and+Dysmorphology

=**Objectives**=


 * 1. Define clinical genetics.** (p.696)


 * 2. Understand the kind of services a clinical geneticist can provide.** (p.697)


 * 3. Understand the main principlesof clincal genetics.** (p.696)


 * 4. Appreciate the importance of an accurate diagnosis.** (p.697)


 * 5. Define and describe dysmorphology and its general features, categories of congenital defects, and indicators of congenital malformations.** (p.698, 699)


 * 6a. Describe the general features, clinical presentation, genetic defect, pathology, and treatment for achondroplasia.**


 * 6b. Describe the general features, clinical presentation, genetic defect, pathology, and treatment for Marfan Syndrome.**