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'Easy to use, and useful when kept close at hand in the room where you work. The book is a pleasure to read: the style elegant and authoritative.' Lancet
'...this book is a wonderful reference to enable primary physicians to be informed about their patients.' Annals of Internal Medicine
Universally used across the world by genetic counsellors, medical geneticists and clinicians alike, Practical Genetic Counselling has established itself as the essential guide to counselling those at risk from inherited disorders.
Increasingly, common disorders are known to have a genetic component and this book provides invaluable and up to date guidance through the profusion of new information in this area and the associated psychosocial and ethical considerations and concerns.
Within its established, tried and trusted framework, the book contains updatedΒ information on: developments in common disease genetics, new molecular techniques and genetic counselling, non invasive prenatal diagnosis, the molecular basis of congenital malformations, the history of genetic counselling and the social and ethical aspects of advances in genetics.
Key features:
- Fully updated to provide the very latest information when in a busy consulting room or clinic
- Clear and authoritative advice applicable to everyday clinical practice
-Β Reflects the rapid development of knowledge in this area, including the implications of the human genome project and related technology
The seventh edition of this popular, best selling text will continue to be an essential source of reference for trainee and practitioner genetic counsellors, medical geneticists and clinicians. It will provide also valuable background for specialist nurses, counsellors, social scientists, ethicists as well as genetics laboratory staff.
Content:
Dedication, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface to third edition, Page v
Preface to second edition, Page vi
Preface to first edition, Pages vii-viii
Chapter 1 - Genetic counselling: an introduction, Pages 3-17
Chapter 2 - Genetic counselling in mendelian disorders, Pages 18-41
Chapter 3 - Genetic counselling in non-mendelian disorders, Pages 42-48
Chapter 4 - Chromosomal abnormalities, Pages 49-62
Chapter 5 - The molecular approach to genetic disorders, Pages 63-72
Chapter 6 - Dysmorphology and genetic syndromes, Pages 73-79
Chapter 7 - Carrier detection, Pages 80-92
Chapter 8 - Prenatal diagnosis, Pages 93-111
Chapter 9 - Special problems in genetic counselling, Pages 112-124
Chapter 10 - The genetic counselling clinic, Pages 125-136
Chapter 11 - Neuromuscular disease, Pages 139-148
Chapter 12 - Central nervous system and psychiatric disorders, Pages 149-172
Chapter 13 - Disorders of bone and connective tissue, Pages 173-186
Chapter 14 - Oral and craniofacial disorders, Pages 187-192
Chapter 15 - The skin, Pages 193-200
Chapter 16 - The eye, Pages 201-209
Chapter 17 - Deafness, Pages 210-216
Chapter 18 - Cardiovascular diseases, Pages 217-226
Chapter 19 - The gastrointestinal tract, Pages 227-235
Chapter 20 - Renal disease, Pages 236-241
Chapter 21 - Endocrine disorders, Pages 242-249
Chapter 22 - Inborn errors of metabolism, Pages 250-255
Chapter 23 - Blood, Pages 256-262
Chapter 24 - Genetic risks in cancer, Pages 263-270
Chapter 25 - Environmental hazards, Pages 271-278
Chapter 26 - Genetic counselling and society, Pages 281-288
Appendix - Useful information in connection with genetic counselling, Pages 289-293
Index, Pages 295-306
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