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Autore |
Paul Diane B. <1946-> |
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Titolo |
The PKU paradox : a short history of a genetic disease / / Diane B. Paul and Jeffrey P. Brosco |
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Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (316 pages) |
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Collana |
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Johns Hopkins biographies of disease |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BroscoJeffrey P (Jeffrey Paul) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Hyperlipidemia |
Metabolism - Disorders |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The discovery of PKU as a metabolic disorder -- PKU as a form of cognitive impairment -- Testing and treating newborns, 1950-1962 -- The campaign for mandated testing -- Sources of skepticism -- More paradigms for PKU -- Living with PKU -- The perplexing problem of maternal PKU -- Who should procreate? Perspectives on reproductive choice and responsibility in postwar America -- Newborn screening expands. |
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