Genetic disorders and the fetus : diagnosis, prevention, and treatment /

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Edition:5th ed.
Imprint:Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004.
Description:xviii, 1224 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5163859
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Other authors / contributors:Milunsky, Aubrey.
ISBN:0801879280 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface to the Fifth Edition
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Contributors
  • 1. Genetic Counseling: Preconception, Prenatal, and Perinatal
  • 2. Amniocentesis and Fetal Blood Sampling
  • 3. Amniotic Fluid
  • 4. Amniotic Fluid Cell Culture
  • 5. Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis through Chorionic Villus Sampling
  • 6. Prenatal Diagnosis of Chromosomal Abnormalities through Amniocentesis
  • 7. Prenatal Diagnosis of Sex Chromosome Abnormalities
  • 8. Molecular Cytogenetics and Prenatal Diagnosis
  • 9. Prenatal Diagnosis of the Fragile X Syndrome
  • 10. Molecular Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis
  • 11. Prenatal Diagnosis of Disorders of Lipid Metabolism
  • 12. Prenatal Diagnosis of Disorders of Mucopolysaccharide Metabolism
  • 13. Disorders of the Metabolism of Amino Acids and Related Compounds
  • 14. Prenatal Diagnosis of Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism
  • 15. Prenatal Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis
  • 16. Prenatal Diagnosis and Treatment of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
  • 17. Prenatal Diagnosis of Miscellaneous Biochemical Disorders
  • 18. Prenatal Diagnosis of Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
  • 19. Prenatal Diagnosis of the Hemoglobinopathies
  • 20. Prenatal Diagnosis of Connective Tissue Disorders
  • 21. Maternal Serum Screening for Neural Tube and Other Defects
  • 22. Multimarker Maternal Serum Screening for Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • 23. Prenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Malformations by Ultrasound
  • 24. Prenatal Diagnosis and Management of Abnormal Fetal Development in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy
  • 25. Prenatal Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Fetal Abnormalities
  • 26. Induced Abortion for Genetic Indications: Techniques and Complications
  • 27. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
  • 28. Prenatal Diagnosis through the Analysis of Fetal Cells and Cell-Free Nucleic Acids in the Maternal Circulation
  • 29. Fetal Therapy
  • 30. Prenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Infection
  • 31. Medicolegal Aspects of Prenatal Diagnosis
  • 32. Ethical Issues in the Diagnosis and Management of Genetic Disorders in the Fetus
  • Appendix. Prenatal Diagnosis of Additional Miscellaneous Genetic Disorders
  • Index