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Genetics and genomics for nursing

Title
Genetics and genomics for nursing / Carole Kenner, Judith A. Lewis.
Author
Kenner, Carole.
Publication
Boston : Pearson, [2013], ©2013.

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Additional Authors
Lewis, Judith A., 1945-
Description
xxi, 385 pages : color illustrations; 28 cm
Subject
  • Medical genetics
  • Genomics
  • Nursing
  • Genetics, Medical
  • Genetic Phenomena
Genre/Form
Nurses Instruction.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Genetics and genomics : definitions and trends -- Basic concepts in genetics and genomics: part of every type of nursing practice -- Family context of clinical genetics -- Meiosis and mitosis -- Aneuploidy -- Mosiacism -- Mendelian inheritance -- Genetics and fetal development -- Ethical, legal, and social implications of the Human Genome Project -- Prenatal testing and screening -- Newborn screening and genetic testing : ethical considerations -- Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act legislations -- Family history tool -- Risk assessment -- Immunogenetics -- Cancer genetics -- Impact of environment on health : interaction with genes -- Common diseases with genetic linkages -- Bipolar disorder and genetic linkages -- Depression and genetic linkages -- Addictive behaviors and genetic linkages -- Autism -- Pharmacogenomics -- Genetics and aging.
ISBN
  • 9780132174077 (pbk.)
  • 0132174073 (pbk.)
LCCN
2012034146
OCLC
  • ocn797975118
  • 797975118
  • SCSB-8854639
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries