Assumes no prior knowledge of the subject
Now in its third edition, this highly respected text has become the recognised source of information on the genetic aspects of obstetrics and gynaecology. It includes highly topical information on gynaecological cancers and sex differentiation, combined with a practical review of the basic principles of genetics. Written by two of the best-known experts in the field, this book includes the most up-to-date and clinically relevant information, which can be applied in obstetric and gynaecological practice.
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Contenuti:
General Principles
1. Chromosomal Abnormalities
2. Molecular and Mendelian Genetics
3. Polygenic/Multifactorial Inheritance
4. Genetic History-Taking and Genetic Counseling
Clinical Genetics
5. Genetic of Pregnancy Loss
6. Mental Retardation and Multiple Malformation Patterns
7. Pregnancy in Women with Mendelian Disorders
8. Common Gynecologic Disorders
9. Gynecologic Cancer
10. Disorders of Sexual Differentiation: Gonadal Abnormalities and Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
11. Abnormal Genital Development (Male and Female Pseudohermaphroditism)
12. Sex Chromosomal Polysomies (47,XXXY; 47,XYY; 47,XXX), Sex Reversal (46,XX) Males, and Disorders of the Male Reproductive Ducts
Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis
13. Techniques for Prenatal Diagnosis
14. Prenatal Cytogenetic Diagnosis and Maternal Serum Analyte Screening
15. Prenatal Diagnosis of Mendelian and Neural Defects Disorders
16. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)
17. Prenatal Diagnosis by Fetal Cells in Maternal Blood
Ethics and Legal Issues
18. Ethical and Legal Issues in Reproductive Genetics
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- EditoreSaunders
- Data di pubblicazione2003
- ISBN 10 0721641644
- ISBN 13 9780721641645
- RilegaturaCopertina rigida
- Numero edizione3
- Numero di pagine512