Genetics of Developmental Disabilities
1st Edition
Published on 30. June 2020
Book
Hardback
886 pages
978-0-367-20905-6 (ISBN)
Description
Published in 2005: Genetics of Developmental Disabilities is written as a textbook 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.
Reviews / Votes
"...The editors have enlisted a strong group of contributors....the book hits the mark by offering a great deal of information in a relatively short book."-New England Journal of Medicine
"...a book of generous size....Noted experts have written individual chapters."
-Doody's Reviews
"...a useful review of genetic syndromes associated with ID that is clearly written and well structured. It has a helpful glossary and clinically useful photographs of people affected by many of the syndromes described."
-Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional
Illustrations
68 Halftones, black and white; 53 Tables, black and white; 19 Illustrations, color; 98 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-20905-6 (9780367209056)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Merlin G. Butler | F. John Meaney
Genetics of Developmental Disabilities
Book
01/2022
1st Edition
CRC Press
€74.28
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Persons
Merlin G. Butler, M.D., Ph.D., FFACMG is Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics Director, Division of Research ABMG Certified Clinical Geneticist and Clinical Cytogeneticist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Kansas.
F. John Meaney is Lecturer in genetics and developmental pediatrics at the University of Arizona Department of Pediatrics.
F. John Meaney is Lecturer in genetics and developmental pediatrics at the University of Arizona Department of Pediatrics.
Content
Overview of Medical Genetics
1. A History of Medical Genetics
Giovanni Neri and Francesco D. Tiziano
2. Patterns of Inheritance: Mendelian and Non-Mendelian
Merlin G. Butler et al.
3. Clinical Cytogenetics and Testing for Developmental Disabilities
Joan H. M. Knoll and Linda D. Cooley
4. Molecular Genetics and Diagnostic Testing
Nancy J. Carpenter
5. The Human Genome Project and Its Impact on Understanding Developmental Disabilities
Daniel J. Wattendorf and Maximilian Muenke
6. Animal Models of Down Syndrome and Other Genetic Diseases Associated with Mental Retardation
Angela J. Villar and Charles J. Epstein
Classical Examples of Conditions with Developmental Disabilities
7. Medical Care of the Child with Down Syndrome
William I. Cohen
8. Fragile X and X-linked Mental Retardation
Sebastien Jacquemont, Vincent des Portes, and Randi Hagerman
9.Prader-Willie Syndrome: An Example of Genomic Imprinting
Merlin G. Butler
10. Angelman Syndrome
Charles A. Williams
11. Williams-Beuren Syndrome
Hui Zhang
12. Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome
Wendy R. Kates et al.
13. Smith-Magenis Syndrome-A Developmental Disorder with Circadian Dysfunction
Ann C. M. Smith
14. Rett Syndrome
Thierry Bienvenu
15. Microdeletion Syndromes
Gopalrao V. N. Velagaleti
16. Sex Chromosome Anomalies
John L. Hamerton and Jane A. Evans
17. Expanded Newborn Screening and Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Richard Hillman
18. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Margaret P. Adam and H. Eugene Hoyme
Related Topics
19. Prevalence and Genetic Epidemiology of Developmental Disabilities
Coleen A. Boyle, Kim Van Naarden Braun, and Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsop
20. Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Genetic Disorders
Barbara Y. Whitman
21. Behavioral Genetics and Developmental Disabiliites
Stephen A. Petrill
22. Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder
Mark L. Walraich and Melissa A. Doffing
23. Cerebral Palsy
Burris Duncan
24. Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment of Developmental Disabiliites
Kathy Ellerbeck, Chet Johnson, and Edward Hoffman
25. Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Children with Disabilities
Melinda F. Davis
1. A History of Medical Genetics
Giovanni Neri and Francesco D. Tiziano
2. Patterns of Inheritance: Mendelian and Non-Mendelian
Merlin G. Butler et al.
3. Clinical Cytogenetics and Testing for Developmental Disabilities
Joan H. M. Knoll and Linda D. Cooley
4. Molecular Genetics and Diagnostic Testing
Nancy J. Carpenter
5. The Human Genome Project and Its Impact on Understanding Developmental Disabilities
Daniel J. Wattendorf and Maximilian Muenke
6. Animal Models of Down Syndrome and Other Genetic Diseases Associated with Mental Retardation
Angela J. Villar and Charles J. Epstein
Classical Examples of Conditions with Developmental Disabilities
7. Medical Care of the Child with Down Syndrome
William I. Cohen
8. Fragile X and X-linked Mental Retardation
Sebastien Jacquemont, Vincent des Portes, and Randi Hagerman
9.Prader-Willie Syndrome: An Example of Genomic Imprinting
Merlin G. Butler
10. Angelman Syndrome
Charles A. Williams
11. Williams-Beuren Syndrome
Hui Zhang
12. Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome
Wendy R. Kates et al.
13. Smith-Magenis Syndrome-A Developmental Disorder with Circadian Dysfunction
Ann C. M. Smith
14. Rett Syndrome
Thierry Bienvenu
15. Microdeletion Syndromes
Gopalrao V. N. Velagaleti
16. Sex Chromosome Anomalies
John L. Hamerton and Jane A. Evans
17. Expanded Newborn Screening and Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Richard Hillman
18. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Margaret P. Adam and H. Eugene Hoyme
Related Topics
19. Prevalence and Genetic Epidemiology of Developmental Disabilities
Coleen A. Boyle, Kim Van Naarden Braun, and Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsop
20. Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Genetic Disorders
Barbara Y. Whitman
21. Behavioral Genetics and Developmental Disabiliites
Stephen A. Petrill
22. Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder
Mark L. Walraich and Melissa A. Doffing
23. Cerebral Palsy
Burris Duncan
24. Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment of Developmental Disabiliites
Kathy Ellerbeck, Chet Johnson, and Edward Hoffman
25. Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Children with Disabilities
Melinda F. Davis