Autore	Clarke Angus <1954->
Edizione	[Eighth edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, , 2020
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (543 pages)
Disciplina	616.042
Soggetto topico	Genetic counseling Genetic Counseling - methods Genetic Techniques
ISBN	1-000-71300-8 1-000-71262-1 0-367-37194-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	PART 1: General Aspects of Genetics and Genetic Counselling. 1. Genetics and Genetic Counselling: An Introduction. 2. Genetic Counselling in Mendelian Disorders. 3. Common Disorders and Genetic Counselling. 4. Chromosome Abnormalities. 5. Genetic and Genomic Investigations. 6. Dysmorphology and Genetic Syndromes. 7. Carrier Testing. 8. Predictive Genetic Testing. 9. Prenatal Diagnosis, Antenatal Screening and Reproductive Aspects of Medical Genetics. 10. Special Issues in Genetic Counselling. 11. Clinical Genetics Services. 12. Treatments and Trials for Genetic Disease. PART 2: Genetic Counselling: Specific Organ Systems. 13. Neuromuscular Disorders. 14. Central Nervous System: Paediatric and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 15. Central Nervous System: Adult-Onset and Psychiatric Disorders. 16. Disorders of Bone and Connective Tissue. 17. Oral and Craniofacial Disorders.18. The Skin. 19. The Eye. 20. Deafness. 21. Cardiac and Cardiovascular Disorders. 22. Respiratory Disorders. 23. The Gastrointestinal Tract. 24. Renal and Urinary Tract Diseases. 25. Endocrine and Reproductive Disorders. 26. Inborn Errors of Metabolism. 27 Disorders of Blood and Immune Function. 28. Environmental Hazards. PART 3: Genetic Counselling and Testing for Cancer. 29. Cancer as a Genetic Disorder. 30. Colorectal Cancer Syndromes. 31. Breast and Ovarian Cancer. 32. Rare Mendelian Cancer Syndromes and Other Cancers. PART 4: Genetic Counselling in Context: The Broader Picture. 33. Communication in Genetic Councelling. 34. Population Aspects of Genetic Counselling and Genetic Screening. 35. Genetics, Society and the Future. Glossary. Appendix 1: Further Reading and Information. Appendix 2: Practical Genetic Counselling - The Life Story of a Book.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910793888503321

Autore	Bostrom Nick
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oxford University Press, UK, 2009
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (432 p.)
Disciplina	174.29 610.1/9
Altri autori (Persone)	SavulescuJulian
Soggetto topico	Biomedical Enhancement Genetic engineering Medical innovations Prenatal diagnosis Medical innovations - Social aspects Medical ethics Genetic Engineering Ethics Prenatal Diagnosis Morals Biomedical Technology Diagnostic Techniques, Obstetrical and Gynecological Investigative Techniques Genetic Techniques Psychology, Social Technology Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures Technology, Industry, and Agriculture Diagnosis Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Psychiatry Social Medicine Public Health Health & Biological Sciences
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-19-155960-1
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Human Enhancement Ethics: The State of the Debate; Part I. Human Enhancement in General; 1. Can Anyone Really Be Talking About Ethically Modifying Human Nature?; 2. What's Taxonomy Got to Do with It? ''Species Integrity,'' Human Rights, and Science Policy; 3. Should We Improve Human Nature? An Interrogation from an Asian Perspective; 4. The Case Against Perfection: What's Wrong with Designer Children, Bionic Athletes, and Genetic Engineering; 5. What Is and Is Not Wrong With Enhancement?; 6. Enhancements Are a Moral Obligation; 7. Playing God 8. Toward a More Fruitful Debate About Enhancement9. Good, Better, or Best?; 10. The Human Prejudice and the Moral Status of Enhanced Beings: What Do We Owe the Gods?; Part II. Specific Enhancements; 11. Is Selection of Children Wrong?; 12. Parental Choice and Human Improvement; 13. Reasons Against the Selection of Life: From Japan's Experience of Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis; 14. Medical Enhancement and the Ethos of Elite Sport; 15. Life Enhancement Technologies: Significance of Social Category Membership 16. Paternalism in the Age of Cognitive Enhancement: Do Civil Liberties Presuppose Roughly Equal Mental Ability?17. Enhancing Our Truth Orientation; Part III. Enhancement as a Practical Challenge; 18. The Wisdom of Nature: An Evolutionary Heuristic for Human Enhancement; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910461060303321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	[Place of publication not identified], : Wiley VCH, 2000
Disciplina	571.86
Soggetto topico	Genome, Human Genetic Techniques Genetics, Medical Genetics Medicine Investigative Techniques Genome Biology Health Occupations Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Genetic Structures Genetic Phenomena Biological Science Disciplines Disciplines and Occupations Natural Science Disciplines Phenomena and Processes
ISBN	3-527-60977-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	ger
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910144560703321

Autore	Thieman William J.
Edizione	[Pearson new international edition, Third edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , [2014]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (399 pages) : illustrations (some color), tables, graphs
Disciplina	660.6
Collana	Always Learning
Soggetto topico	Biotechnology Genetic Techniques Molecular biology
ISBN	1-292-05564-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover -- Table of Contents -- Glossary.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910154810303321