The scientific and clinical discoveries that are used to provide current patient care / Peter Farndon -- The family history / Jo Haydon -- Basic biology / Tessa Webb and Jo Haydon -- Laboratory techniques / Eileen Roberts and Sarah Warburton -- Risk perception and options available / Jo Haydon -- Chromosome disorders / Jo Haydon -- Autosomal dominant disorders : 50% risk to offspring / Jo Haydon -- Autosomal recessive disorders : unaffected parents with 25% risk to offspring / Jo Haydon -- X-linked recessive disorders : carrier mothers, affected sons / Jo Haydon -- Multifactorial inheritance : interaction of genes and environment / Jo Haydon -- Mitochondrial disorders : inherited from mother by males and females / Jo Haydon -- Cancer genetics / Lucy Burgess -- Ethnicity / Jo Haydon -- Ethical issues / Amanda Barry -- Professional development / Jo Haydon and Amanda Barry -- Here and now: integrating current possibilities into patient care / Peter Farndon
Summary
Nurses are increasingly being asked to provide information when a genetic diagnosis is made, whether to the individual patient or to members of his or her family. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to present day genetic services, to help pro
