This revision of the best-selling and critically acclaimed Management of Genetic Syndromes offers readers original insights into the medical management of 60 syndromes commonly seen by physicians. This fully revised and expanded new edition includes 5 new syndromes, with thorough updates of those repeated fromthe original. Now more comprehensive, this ‘unparalleled collection of knowledge’ (review of the prior edition, American Journal of Medical Genetics) is the one source to guide practitioners and clinical geneticists in the clinical evaluation and treatment of syndromes. This revised edition incorporates new research findings and advances in the treatment of genetic disorders, including gene-directed therapies. Notably, each chapter incorporates thoroughly updatedmaterial on new genetic findings, consensus diagnostic criteria, and management strategies.Suzanne Cassidy, MD, is Chief, Division of Human Genetics, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, and Director of the Residency Training Program in Medical Genetics at the University of California, Irvine. She is a board certified MedicalGeneticist and Pediatrician who has focused on care of individuals with genetic syndromes throughout her 26-year academic and clinical career. She is devoted to educating medical geneticists, serving on the American Board of Medical Genetics and the founding Residency Review Committee for Medical Genetics, as well as directing genetics training programs in 4 institutions. She served on the board of directors of the American Society of Human Genetics and as a member of the Board of Scientific Counselors of National Center for Human Genome Research at NIH. She has been identified as one of Americas Top Doctors. JudithE. Allanson, MD, is Chief, Department of Genetics, and Medical Director, Genetics Patient Service Unit, at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. She also has an appointment as Professor, Department of Pediatrics at the University of Ottawa. She is a clinical geneticist with interests in syndrome identification and pattern recognition.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-19141-5
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 984
- Fecha Publicación: 16/04/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés