Authors: Angela Scheuerle
ISBN-13: 9780275981891, ISBN-10: 0275981894
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Date Published: April 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)
ANGELA SCHEUERLE, M.D. is a Clinical Geneticist in private practice, as well as Medical Director for the Texas Birth Defects Research Center. She is also Medical Director for the Dallas Craniofacial Center and Genetics Medical Center. She is a Faculty Member for the Program of Ethics in Science and Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Scheuerle is also an Adjunct Faculty Member at the School of Public Health at the University of Texas, and a Volunteer Faculty Member for the Clinical Ethics in Medicine course at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas.
Scheuerle (medical director, Texas Birth Defects Research Center, Dallas Craniofacial Center and Genetics Medical Center) explains the basic principles of genetics and describes possible genetic diseases and disorders that can arise in each life stage, from infancy to old age. She addresses genetic factors that might be considered in pregnancy and pregnancy planning and discusses prenatal testing procedures. The text is a useful resource for families with concerns about genetics and about becoming active in their own health care. Annotation © 2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
1 | What is a genetics doctor? | 3 |
2 | Primer on family history | 11 |
3 | Who is affected by genetic disease? | 21 |
4 | DNA, chromosomes, and genes | 31 |
5 | Forewarned and forearmed | 41 |
6 | When genetic disease runs in a family | 51 |
7 | Hidden genetic risks | 67 |
8 | Prenatal testing | 73 |
9 | What if a test is positive? | 81 |
10 | Abnormalities in the fetus and infant | 89 |
11 | Abnormalities in the child | 101 |
12 | When the problem cannot be fixed | 111 |
13 | When things go right | 121 |
14 | When things go wrong - female | 131 |
15 | When things go wrong - male | 139 |
16 | Teenage angst | 145 |
17 | Genetic conditions that come on later | 153 |
18 | Genetics of common adult diseases | 159 |
19 | Knowledge is power | 165 |
App. A | Models of genetic risk | 173 |
App. B | Influences on dominant genetic conditions | 179 |