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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787342203321

Titolo

Muscular and skeletal anomalies in human trisomy in an evo-devo context : description of a T18 cyclopic fetus and comparison between Edwards (T18), Patau (T13) and Down (T21) syndromes using 3-D imaging and anatomical illustrations / / Christopher M. Smith [et al.], editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press : , : Taylor & Francis Group, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-429-17333-4

1-4987-1138-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 212 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Disciplina

618.920042

Soggetti

Abnormalities, Human - Genetic aspects

Human chromosome abnormalities

Human anatomy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A Science publishers book.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter 1 - Topics and Purpose of this Book; Chapter 2 - The Musculoskeletal System of a 28-week Human Trisomy 18 Cyclopia Fetus; Chapter 3 - Comparative Anatomy of Muscular Anomalies in Trisomies 13, 18, and 21; Chapter 4 - Cyclopia, Trisomic Anomalies, and Order versus Chaos in Development and Evolution; Chapter 5 - Digits and Muscles: Topology-Directed Muscle Attachment; Chapter 6 - Evolutionary Mechanisms and Mouse Models for Down Syndrome; Illustrations; References; Appendix A - Dissection Photographs of Trisomy 18 Human Cyclopia Fetus; Appendix B - 3-D Renders of Trisomy 18 Human Cyclopia Fetus CT Scan Data; About the Authors; Color Plate Section; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on human anatomy and medicine and specifically on both muscular and skeletal birth defects in humans with trisomy. Moreover, this book also deals with Down syndrome, which is one of the most studied human syndromes and, due to its high incidence and the fact that individuals with this syndrome often live until adulthood,



is of special interest to the scientific and medical community. This new line of inquiry is addressed to a wide audience, including medical researchers, physicians, surgeons, medical and dental students, pathologists, and pediatricians, among others