Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects

Viva-Facts On File's Health & Living Encyclopedias are a collection of clear, comprehensive, and up-to-date resources for understanding and coping with the complexities of modern health and social concerns. Providing an objective overview of the essential facts and wider social ramifications that have been established by experts about the afflictions covered, the encyclopedias are meant for general readers and professionals alike. Offering reliable information, they are the ideal place to begin researching any questions or concerns one has about a specific issue. Each volume contains:

• An extensive A-to-Z reference section that defines the causes, cures, key research, medical terms, symptoms,treatments, and trends of each field of study

• Detailed appendixes that provide current statistical information

• Extensive bibliographies that serve as starting points for further research

• Comprehensive directories that list organizations, associations, schools, support groups, and publications readers can turn to for further information

Reviews:

"Wynbrandt and Ludman have expanded this new edition (1st ed., 1991) to include some 1,000 entries, •selected on the basis of the disorders• incidence and clinical and historical importance.• ...recommended for college, university, and public libraries. All levels."

—Choice

"This reference is a reasonable starting place for a brief overview of a genetic disorder or for extensive research."

—American Reference Books Annual

"Professionals, consumers, and members of the general public who want to identify conditions and terms relating to genetic and congenital disorders will appreciate Encyclopedia of Genetics and Birth Defects..."

—Disability Resources Monthly

"Encyclopedia of Genetics and Birth Defects is an excellent, definitive, authoritative and reliable all-in-one reference which provides the very latest health information."

—Midwest Book Review

Description:

Millions of people live with some sort of genetically influenced disease. The impact of genetic disorders and birth defects on society is undeniable and extraordinary.

Now, Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects, Second Edition offers laypeople and professionals alike the most comprehensive single-volume reference to congenital disorders and birth defects available. It contains more than 1,000 updated and revised entries listed in an easy-to-follow A-to-Z format covering everything from the most basic genetic concepts to the latest screening and diagnostic techniques. Entries on all statistically significant afflictions include

• historical data regarding the condition's original identification;

• information on prognosis, prevalence and mode of inheritance;

• availability of carrier screening and prenatal diagnosis;

• biochemical and molecular bases;

• and much more. 

Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects, Second Edition also contains an extensive bibliography and appendixes detailing information such as birth defect statistics, regional genetics services, web resources and a directory of relevant agencies by disorder. An introductory essay, "The History of Human Genetics," provides a valuable overview of the genetics field and its role in medicine, making this encyclopedia an indispensable guide for researchers.

Target Audience:

 Libraries