This authoritative handbook reviews the breadth of current knowledge about developmental disabilities: neuroscientific and genetic foundations; the impact on health, learning, and behavior; and effective educational and clinical practices. Leading authorities analyze what works in intervening with d
Genetics of developmental disabilities
โ Scribed by Merlin Gene Butler; F John Meaney
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 925
- Series
- Pediatric habilitation, v. 13
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Content: A History of Mental Retardation * Principles of Medical Genetics: Mendelian and Non-Medelian Forms of Inheritance * Molecular Genetics and Diagnostic Testing * Human Genome Project and Its Impact on Understanding Developmental Disabilities * Medical Care of the Child with Down Syndrome * Angelman Syndrome * Williams Syndrome * Velo-cardio-facial Syndrome * Phenylketonuria and Expanded Newborn Screening * Fetal Alcohol Syndrome * Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Genetic Disorders * Diagnostic Evaluations and Treatment of Developmental Disabilities.
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