| Description |
xxvii, 355 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The language of the pedigree -- Practical inheritance -- Getting to the roots : recording the family tree -- Directed medical-genetic family history questions : separating the trees from the forest -- Using a pedigree to recognize individuals with an increased susceptibility to cancer -- Medical verification of family history, and resources for patients to record their genetic family histories -- The challenge of family history and adoption -- Family history and assisted reproductive technologies -- Genetic counseling : where to turn, what to expect, and the pedigree as a psychosocial assessment and counseling tool -- Pedigree predicaments |
| Notes |
"Appendix A.5, The genetics library:" p. 308-312. Annotated list of recommendations for pedigree drawing programs and general Internet resources related to clinical genetics; focuses on resources in the United States and the European Union |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Genealogy.
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Genetic counseling.
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Medical history taking.
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Medical History Taking.
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Pedigree.
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Genetic Counseling -- methods.
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| LC no. |
2009054241 |
| ISBN |
0470040726 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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9780470040720 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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