Saving Babies? : The Consequences of Newborn Genetic Screening
Stefan. Timmermans
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Chicago : : University of Chicago Press, , 2012.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (320 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Consequences of Newborn Screening; Chapter 1. The Expansion of Newborn Screening; Chapter 2. Patients - in - Waiting; Chapter 3. Shifting Disease Ontologies; Chapter 4. Is My Baby Normal?; Chapter 5. The Limits of Prevention; Chapter 6. Does Expanded Newborn Screening Save Lives?; Conclusion: The Future of Expanded Newborn Screening; Notes; References; Index. - It has been close to six decades since Watson and Crick discovered the structure of DNA and more than ten years since the human genome was decoded. Today, through the collection and analysis of a small blood sample, every baby born in the United States is screened for more than fifty genetic disorders. Though the early detection of these abnormalities can potentially save lives, the test also has a high percentage of false positives-inaccurate results that can take a brutal emotional toll on parents before they are corrected. Now some doctors are questioning whether the benefit
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| Emner | Genetic screening - Social aspects - United States
Medical screening - Social aspects Newborn infants - Medical examinations - Social aspects - United States Age Groups Vis mer... Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Community Health Services Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Data Collection Diagnosis Diagnostic Services Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures Diseases Environment and Public Health Epidemiologic Methods Genetic Diseases, Inborn Genetic Services Genetic Techniques Genetic Testing Health Care Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation Health Services Health Surveys Infant Infant, Newborn Infant, Newborn, Diseases Investigative Techniques Laboratory Techniques and Procedures Mass Screening Named Groups Neonatal Screening Persons Preventive Health Services Public Health Public Health Practice Quality of Health Care Medical screening -- Social aspects -- United States. Newborn infants -- Diseases -- Diagnosis -- Social aspects. Genetisk etikk Health & Biological Sciences Medicine Pediatrics Spedbarn |
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| ISBN | 0226924971. - 9780226924977
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