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Published in 2005textbook and resource for physicians, basic and clinical researchers, and other professionals, students, and health care providers. Those interested in the causes and scientific understanding of developmental disabilities.
Contents
Overview of Medical Genetics1. A History of Medical GeneticsGiovanni Neri and Francesco D. Tiziano2. Patterns of Inheritance: Mendelian and Non-MendelianMerlin G. Butler et al.3. Clinical Cytogenetics and Testing for Developmental DisabilitiesJoan H. M. Knoll and Linda D. Cooley4. Molecular Genetics and Diagnostic TestingNancy J. Carpenter5. The Human Genome Project and Its Impact on Understanding Developmental DisabilitiesDaniel J. Wattendorf and Maximilian Muenke6. Animal Models of Down Syndrome and Other Genetic Diseases Associated with Mental RetardationAngela J. Villar and Charles J. EpsteinClassical Examples of Conditions with Developmental Disabilities7. Medical Care of the Child with Down SyndromeWilliam I. Cohen8. Fragile X and X-linked Mental RetardationSebastien Jacquemont, Vincent des Portes, and Randi Hagerman9.Prader-Willie Syndrome: An Example of Genomic ImprintingMerlin G. Butler10. Angelman SyndromeCharles A. Williams11. Williams-Beuren SyndromeHui Zhang12. Velo-Cardio-Facial SyndromeWendy R. Kates et al.13. Smith-Magenis Syndrome-A Developmental Disorder with Circadian DysfunctionAnn C. M. Smith14. Rett SyndromeThierry Bienvenu15. Microdeletion SyndromesGopalrao V. N. Velagaleti16. Sex Chromosome AnomaliesJohn L. Hamerton and Jane A. Evans17. Expanded Newborn Screening and Phenylketonuria (PKU)Richard Hillman18. Fetal Alcohol SyndromeMargaret P. Adam and H. Eugene HoymeRelated Topics19. Prevalence and Genetic Epidemiology of Developmental DisabilitiesColeen A. Boyle, Kim Van Naarden Braun, and Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsop20. Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Genetic DisordersBarbara Y. Whitman21. Behavioral Genetics and Developmental DisabiliitesStephen A. Petrill22. Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity DisorderMark L. Walraich and Melissa A. Doffing23. Cerebral PalsyBurris Duncan24. Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment of Developmental DisabiliitesKathy Ellerbeck, Chet Johnson, and Edward Hoffman25. Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Children with DisabilitiesMelinda F. Davis
