Perinatal Genetics - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 032353094X ISBN 13: 9780323530941

Publisher: Elsevier, 2019

Synopsis

Get a quick, expert overview of the fast-changing field of perinatal genetics with this concise, practical resource. Drs. Mary Norton, Jeffrey A. Kuller, and Lorraine Dugoff fully cover the clinically relevant topics that are key to providers who care for pregnant women and couples contemplating pregnancy. It’s an ideal resource for Ob/Gyn physicians, maternal-fetal medicine specialists, and clinical geneticists, as well as midwives, nurse practitioners, and other obstetric providers.

• Provides a comprehensive review of basic principles of medical genetics and genetic counseling, molecular genetics, cytogenetics, prenatal screening options, chromosomal microarray analysis, whole exome sequencing, prenatal ultrasound, diagnostic testing, and more
• Contains a chapter on fetal treatment of genetic disorders
• Consolidates today’s available information and experience in this important area into one convenient resource

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Mary Norton is a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist as well as a clinical geneticist. She specializes in the care of women at high risk for having a baby with a birth defect or genetic disorder. She oversees the prenatal diagnosis program at UCSF and is an expert in high-risk obstetrical ultrasound and prenatal diagnosis procedures such as amniocentesis and CVS. Her research interests include the use of new genetic technologies for fetal testing, and she is a national expert in the use of cell free DNA testing. She also has a particular interest in patient attitudes and preferences regarding prenatal testing.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 032353094X
• ISBN 13: 9780323530941
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 206
• Editor: Norton MD Mary E., Kuller MD Jeffrey A., Dugoff MD Lorraine