The handbook of genetic communicative disorders / edited by Sanford E. Gerber.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gerber, Sanford E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communicative disorders--Genetic aspects.

Communicative disorders.

Language disorders.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego ; London : Academic, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many professionals in the communicative sciences are relative newcomers to the understanding of genetics as it applies to communicative disorders. A speech-language clinician certainly can diagnose and treat stuttering, for example, but that clinician may not be fully aware of the role of a genetic counselor for the family of a stutterer. An audiologist may be able to assess a hearing impairment, but an understanding of the underlying genetics of that impairment would make that person a better audiologist. The medical geneticist, similarly, could have an inadequate appreciation of how our gene

Contents:

Front Cover; The Handbook of Genetic Communicative Disorders; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Contributors; Preface; Chapter I. Introduction; I. Some Background; II. What Is the Problem?; III. Some Language; IV. Some Information; Chapter 2. Delineation of Genetic Components of Communicative Disorders; I. Historical Aspects; II. Genetic Inheritance Patterns; III. Identification of Genetic Components; IV. Identification of Loci and Genes; V. Medical Significance; Chapter 3. Prenatal and Postnatal Craniofacial Development; I. Phylogenetic Aspects and Embryology

II. Postnatal Craniofacial Growth and DevelopmentIII. Functions of the Human Craniofacial Complex; Chapter 4. Morphogenesis and Genetics of Inner Ear Development and Malformation; I. Introduction; II. Morphogenesis of the Inner Ear; III. Genetic Patterning of Inner Ear Development; Chapter 5. Genetic Deafness; I. Introduction; II. Nosology; III. Syndromic Hearing Impairment; Chapter 6. Genetic Language Disorders; I. Specific Language Impairment; II. The Genetics of Specific Reading Disability; III. Conclusions; Chapter 7. Genetics in Craniofacial Disorders and Clefting: Then and Now

I. The Genetics of Clefting: Its Evolution over the Past 30 YearsII. How Might Mutant Genes Cause Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate, and Craniofacial Anomalies?; III. Syndromes of Clefting; IV. Sequences and Associations; V. When to Be Suspicious; VI. The Predictive Power of Understanding Causation; VII. Integration of Genetics into the Interdisciplinary Team; VIII. Syndromes Commonly Seen in Cleft Palate Centers; IX. Does It Really Make a Difference?; X. Has There Been an Effect on Research?; XL Conclusion; Chapter 8. Stuttering and Genetics: Our Past and Our Future; I. Introduction

II. Stuttering and Genetics: An Abridged Historical TimelineIII. Gene Finding: The ""Today"" and ""Tomorrow"" of Stuttering Research; IV. The Human Face of the Molecular Genetics Revolution; V. Concluding Remarks; Chapter 9. Concepts in Behavioral Genetics and their Application to Developmental and Learning Disorders; I. Introduction to the Basic Model of Human Behavioral Genetics; II. Molecular Work and Human Behavioral Genetics; III. Toward the Future; Chapter 10. Genetic Privacy and Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues; I. Genetic Testing; II. Genetic Discrimination; III. Genetic Privacy

IV. ConclusionChapter 11. Treatment and Prevention; I. Introduction; II. Treatment; III. Prevention; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-03617-X

9786611036171

0-08-053349-3

OCLC:

476098650