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The rapid progress in genetic research, including the completion of the Human Genome Project, made a new edition of The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders a necessity. Compiled by genetic counselors, physicians, and medical writers, the encyclopedia explains genetic and congenital disorders in lay language. The 400 alphabetical, signed entries cover genetic disorders ( Down syndrome, Sickle cell disease); congenital disorders ( Cleft lip and palate, Patent ductus arteriosis); scientific concepts and research (Chromosome, Human Genome Project); and clinical specialties and tests ( Amniocentesis, Genetic counseling). There are also articles about conditions, such as Prion diseases, which have a genetic component but can be transmitted between unrelated individuals, and Accutane embryopathy, a combination of birth defects that occurs when a pregnant woman takes the drug Accutane.The entries are from 500 to 4,000 words long. They provide a definition of the subject, a description of the disorder, a genetic profile, and information on demographics, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and management, and prognosis. Color boxes have definitions of key terms. The articles also hav

Who reads The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, Volume 1: A-L?

Author

Stacey L. Blachford, ed

Publisher

Gale Group, Thomson Learning

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780787677442

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Fiction, Medical, Science