Chromosome Abnormalities and Genetic Counseling by R J M Gardner

Chromosome Abnormalities and Genetic Counseling by R J M Gardner

Chromosomal abnormalities can cause disability in children, and reproductive difficulty in parents. Many parents and couples seek genetic counselling in order to learn why they, or a relative, may have had a child with a particular collection of medical problems and/or intellectual disability. There may have been a history of multiple miscarriage, or infertility. They may want to know the outlook for a pregnancy, and what the risks might be. These and other questions concerning chromosome abnormalities are addressed in this standard text, which will be of interest to genetic counsellors, medical geneticists, paediatricians and obstetricians, infertility specialists, and laboratory cytogeneticists. This third edition has been thoroughly updated, and is richly illustrated and fully referenced. New chapters have been written on preimplantation diagnosis and recent advances in molecular cytogenetics are noted. The book will give counsellors the information that will enable them to help concerned parents accommodate to their particular "chromosomal situation", and to determine what may be, for them, the best course of action.

Lisa G. Shaffer is President of Signature Genomic Laboratories. R.J. McKinlay Gardner is a Consultant Medical Geneticist at Northern Regional Genetic Service at Auckland City Hospital. Grant R. Sutherland is an Emeritus Geneticist at Women's and Children's Hospital in Adelaide, Australia.

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ISBN 13	9780195149609
ISBN 10	0195149602
Title	Chromosome Abnormalities and Genetic Counseling
Author	R J M Gardner
Series	Oxford Monographs On Medical Genetics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Oxford University Press Inc
Year published	2003-08-28
Number of pages	596
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