The practical guide to the genetic family history / Robin L. Bennett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bennett, Robin L., MS, CGC

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genetic counseling.

Medical history taking.

Genealogy.

Pedigree.

Medical History Taking.

Genetic Counseling--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Pedigree.

Medical History Taking.

Genetic Counseling--methods.

Physical Description:

xvii, 251 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Wiley-Liss, [1999]

Summary:

A concise and accessible guide to taking and recording a patient's family medical history to determine if the patient's affliction has a genetic component. In an era of managed care, physicians must be selective about which patients they refer for specialty medical services such as genetic testing and counseling. This book helps health care professional properly refer patients for genetic testing and counseling.

Contents:

1. The Language of the Pedigree 1

2. Practical Inheritance 13

3. Getting to the Roots: Recording the Family Tree 38

4. Directed Medical-Genetic Family History Queries: Separating the Trees from the Forest 68

4.1 The Approach 68

4.2 Physical Birth Anomalies and Variants 71

4.3 Deafness/Hearing Loss 83

4.4 Vision Impairment 88

4.5 Mental Retardation 92

4.6 Autism 99

4.7 Neurological and Neuromuscular Disorders 100

4.8 Seizures 102

4.9 Dementia 104

4.10 Mental Illness 106

4.11 Disorders Involving the Cardiac System 107

4.12 Chronic Respiratory Disease 111

4.13 Renal Disorders 112

4.14 Skeletal Anomalies and Disorders of Short Stature 115

4.15 Diabetes 119

4.16 Reproductive Failure, Infertility, and Multiple Miscarriages 120

4.17 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 123

5. Using a Pedigree to Recognize Individuals with an Increased Susceptibility to Cancer 129

6. Medical Verification of a Family History 145

7. The Challenge of Family History and Adoption 154

8. The Pedigree and Assisted Reproductive Technologies 160

9. Making a Referral for Genetic Services: Where to Turn and What to Expect 166

10. Pedigree Predicaments 173.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0471251542

OCLC:

39786635