Practical Genetic Counselling

Peter S. Harper (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

320 Seiten

1991 | New ed of 3 Revised ed
Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7506-0342-3 (ISBN)

Infos

A revised and updated edition of this book acknowledging the increasing importance of medical genetics and genetics counselling. The work covers recent advances including molecular genetics and gene mapping, the broad area of congenital malformation syndromes and dysmorphology.

Inhalt

Part 1 General aspects of genetic counselling: genetic counselling in mendelian and non-mendelian disorders; chromosomal abnormalities; the molecular approach to genetic disorders; dysmorphology and genetic syndromes; carrier detection; prenatal diagnosis; special problems in genetic counselling; the genetic counselling clinic. Part 2 Specific organ systems: neuromuscular disease; central nervous system and psychiatric disorders; disorders of bone and connective tissue; oral and craniofacial disorders; the skin; the eye; deafness; cardiovascular diseases; the gastrointestinal tract; reanl disease; endocrine disorders; inborn errors of metabolism; blood; genetic risks in cancer; environmental hazards. Part 3 Conclusion: genetic counselling and society. Appendix - Useful information in connection with genetic counselling.

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: 55 b&w line drawings, 2 half-tones, index
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 165 x 234 mm
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Humangenetik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 0-7506-0342-9 / 0750603429
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-0342-3 / 9780750603423
• Zustand: Neuware