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Understanding genetics : a primer for couples and families
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Understanding genetics : a primer for couples and families

Author: Angela Scheuerle
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2005.
Edition/Format: Book : English : [Patient ed.]View all editions and formats
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Angela Scheuerle
ISBN: 0275981894 9780275981891
OCLC Number: 57123783
Description: xii, 209 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Pt. 1: Basic things to know. What is a genetics doctor? ; Primer on family history ; Who is affected by genetic disease? ; DNA, chromosomes and genes -- Pt. 2: Pregnancy and pregnancy planning. Forewarned and forearmed ; When genetic disease runs in a family ; Hidden genetic risks ; Prenatal testing ; What if a test is positive? -- Pt. 3: Genetics in infancy and childhood. Abnormalities in the fetus and infant ; Abnormalities in the child ; When the problem cannot be fixed -- Pt. 4: Genetics in puberty and adolescence. When things go right ; When things go wrong--female ; When things go wrong--male ; Teenage angst -- Pt. 5: Adult genetic disease. Genetic conditions that come on later ; Genetics of common adult diseases ; Knowledge is power.
Responsibility: Angela Scheuerle.
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