Practical genetic counselling / Peter S. Harper.
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TextPublication details: London ; Arnold, 2004.Edition: 6th edDescription: 409 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 034081196X (pbk.)
- 616.042 HAR 22
- RB155.7 .H37 2004
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part One: General Aspects of Genetic Counselling
1. Genetic counselling: an introduction
2. Genetic counselling in mendelian disorders
3. Common disorders and genetic counselling
4. Chromosomal abnormailities
5. The molecular basis of inherited disease
6. Malformation and syndromes and developmental genetics
7. Molecular diagnosis, carrier detection and prediction
8. Prenatal and preimplantation diagnosis
9. Special problems in genetic counselling
10. The practice of genetic counselling
11. Genetic counselling: the internet and new forms of communication
Part Two: Specific Organ Systems
12. Neuromuscular disease
13. Central nervous system disorders
14. Disorders of mental function
15. Disorders of bone and connective tissue
16. Oral and craniofacial disorders
17. The skin
18. The eye
19. Deafness
20. Cardiovascular and respiratory disorders
21. The gastrointestinal tract
22. Renal disease
23. Endocrine and reproductive disorders
24. Inborn errors of metabolism
25. Blood
26. Genetic risks in cancer
27. Environmental hazards
Part Three: The Wider Picture
28. Population screening and genetic counselling
29. Ethical issues in clinical genetics
30. Genetics and society
Appendix A: Useful information in connection with genetic counselling
Appendix B: Glossary
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