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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453753903321

Autore

Paul Diane B. <1946->

Titolo

The PKU paradox : a short history of a genetic disease / / Diane B. Paul and Jeffrey P. Brosco

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2013

ISBN

1-4214-1132-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 pages)

Collana

Johns Hopkins biographies of disease

Altri autori (Persone)

BroscoJeffrey P (Jeffrey Paul)

Disciplina

616.3/99

Soggetti

Hyperlipidemia

Metabolism - Disorders

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.