Genetic Counselling

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface to First Edition, Page vii
Preface to Second Edition, Page ix
Chapter 1 - INTRODUCTION, Pages 1-5
Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY GENETICS, Pages 6-46
Chapter 3 - PRINCIPLES OF DERIVATION OF RISK ESTIMATES, Pages 47-62
Chapter 4 - RISK ESTIMATES IN RESPECT OF AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT GENE TRAITS, Pages 63-72
Chapter 5 - COUNSELLING X-LINKED RECESSIVE GENE TRAITS, Pages 73-102
Chapter 6 - RISK ESTIMATES—AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE GENE TRAITS, Pages 103-117
Chapter 7 - CONSANGUINITY, Pages 118-121
Chapter 8 - DISORDERS DUE TO CHROMOSOMAL ANOMALIES, Pages 122-140
Chapter 9 - DEFECTS AND DISORDERS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, Pages 141-166
Chapter 10 - DEFECTS AND DISORDERS OF THE EYES, Pages 167-180
Chapter 11 - MENTAL DEFECT AND MENTAL ILLNESS, Pages 181-189
Chapter 12 - DEAFNESS, Pages 190-201
Chapter 13 - DISORDERS OF MUSCLES, Pages 202-206
Chapter 14 - DISORDERS PREDOMINANTLY AFFECTING THE SKELETON, Pages 207-221
Chapter 15 - DEFECTS AND DISORDERS OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT, Pages 222-229
Chapter 16 - DEFECTS AND DISORDERS OF THE UROGENITAL SYSTEM, Pages 230-241
Chapter 17 - DEFECTS AND DISORDERS OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, Pages 242-250
Chapter 18 - HEREDITARY DISORDERS OF THE SKIN AND INTEGUMENT, Pages 251-257
Chapter 19 - METABOLIC DISORDERS, Pages 258-272
Chapter 20 - HEREDITARY DISORDERS OF THE BLOOD, Pages 273-278
Chapter 21 - NEOPLASMS, Pages 279-285
Chapter 22 - RISKS TO OUTCOME OF PREGNANCY AND EFFECTS OF MUTAGENIC AND TERATOGENIC AGENTS, Pages 286-298
Chapter 23 - SOME SYNDROMES AND SOME MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS, Pages 299-305
Chapter 24 - OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR PROBLEMS, Pages 306-308
Appendix 1 - AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT TRAITS NOT INVARIABLY PENETRANT—MORE COMPLEX COUNSELLING SITUATIONS, Pages 309-316
Appendix 2 - ESTIMATION OF PENETRANCE, Pages 317-318
Appendix 3 - GENETIC RISKS X-LINKED TRAITS—FURTHER PROBLEMS, Pages 319-329
Appendix 4 - CALCULATION OF COEFFICIENTS OF INBREEDING, Pages 330-339
Appendix 5 - GLOSSARY, Pages 340-347
Index, Pages 349-357