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Genetic Disorders and the Fetus

Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment

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  • © 1986

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Editors:
  1. Aubrey Milunsky

    1. Center for Human Genetics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA

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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxvii
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  2. Genetic Counseling

    • Aubrey Milunsky
    Pages 1-29

  3. Amniocentesis

    • Sherman Elias, Joe Leigh Simpson
    Pages 31-52

  4. Amniotic Fluid

    • Louis Dallaire, Michel Potier
    Pages 53-97

  5. Amniotic Fluid Cell Culture

    • Holger Hoehn
    Pages 99-114

  6. Prenatal Diagnosis of Chromosome Abnormalities

    • Lillian Y. F. Hsu
    Pages 115-183

  7. The Prenatal Diagnosis of the Fragile X Syndrome

    • Edmund C. Jenkins, W. Ted Brown
    Pages 185-204

  8. Disorders of Lipid Metabolism

    • David A. Wenger
    Pages 205-255

  9. Disorders of Mucopolysaccharide Metabolism

    • Gideon Bach
    Pages 257-270

  10. Disorders of the Metabolism of Amino Acids and Related Compounds

    • Vivian E. Shih, Roseann Mandell, Aubrey Milunsky
    Pages 271-317

  11. Prenatal Diagnosis of Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism

    • George Hug
    Pages 319-340

  12. X-Linked Diseases and Disorders of the Sex Chromosomes

    • David B. Rogers, Larry J. Shapiro
    Pages 341-368

  13. Prenatal Detection of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

    • Lenore S. Levine
    Pages 369-385

  14. Prenatal Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis

    • David J. H. Brock
    Pages 387-408

  15. Prenatal Diagnosis of Miscellaneous Biochemical Disorders

    • David S. Rosenblatt, Rochelle Hirschhorn, Joseph D. Schulman, Aubrey Milunsky
    Pages 409-436

  16. Biochemical and Biologic Problems and Pitfalls in the Prenatal Diagnosis of Inborn Errors of Metabolism

    • Barbara K. Burton, Henry L. Nadler
    Pages 437-451

  17. The Prenatal Diagnosis of Neural Tube and Other Congenital Defects

    • Aubrey Milunsky
    Pages 453-519

  18. Diagnosis of Fetal Abnormalities by Ultrasound

    • K. H. Nicolaides, S. Campbell
    Pages 521-570

  19. Fetal Blood Sampling and Fetoscopy

    • Roberto Romero, John C. Hobbins, Maurice J. Mahoney
    Pages 571-598

  20. Prenatal Diagnosis of the Hemoglobinopathies

    • J. M. Old
    Pages 599-624
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About this book

About 21 years ago prenatal diagnosis became part of the physician's diagnostic armamentarium against genetic defects. My first monograph in 1973 (The Prenatal Diagnosis of Hereditary Disorders) critically assessed early progress and enunciated basic principles in the systematic approach to prenatal genetic diagnosis. Six years later and under the current title, a subsequent volume provided the first major reference source on this subject. The present second (effectively third) edition, which was urged in view of the excellent reception of the two earlier volumes, reflects the remarkable growth of this new discipline and points to significant and exciting future developments. Notwithstanding these advances, the use of the new tools and techniques for the benefit of at-risk parents has taken many more years than most anticipated. Key factors have been the lack of teaching of human genetics in medical schools in the preceding decades and the difficulty of educating practicing physicians in a new scientific disci­ pline. Even today the teaching of genetics in medical schools leaves much to be desired and this will further delay the introduction of newer genetic advances to the bedside.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Center for Human Genetics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA

    Aubrey Milunsky

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Genetic Disorders and the Fetus

  • Book Subtitle: Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment

  • Editors: Aubrey Milunsky

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5155-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Aubrey Milunsky 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-5157-3Published: 22 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-5155-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: 924

  • Topics: Gynecology, Human Genetics

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