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Handbook of genomics and the family :



xxvii, 615 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - (Issues in clinical child psychology ) Includes index. Content notes : Part I. Introduction to Genomics --
1. Key Concepts in Human Genomics and Epidemiology --
2. Psychological Genetics: Understanding the Nature of
Psychological Differences Through Etiology --

Part II. Cross-Cutting Issues in Children and Families --
3. Understanding Gene, Environment, and Gene × Environment Interaction Effects: The Example of Childhood Externalizing Disorders --
4. Process in Genetic Counseling: Considerations for Children and Their Families --
5. Genomics and the Family: Integrative Frameworks --
6. Potential Impact of Genomic Information on Childhood Sibling Relationships --
7. Family Communication of Genomic Information --
8. Conveying Genetic Risk to Teenagers --

Part III. Genes, Behavior, and Health --
9. Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis --
10. Single Gene Disease Risk --
11. Hereditary Cancer Risk --
12. Type 1 Diabetes Risk --
13. Cardiovascular Disease Risk --
14. Obesity Risk --
15. Tobacco and Alcohol Use Behaviors --
16. Childhood Neuropsychiatric Risk --
17. Genomic Risk Information for Common Health Conditions: Maximizing Kinship-Based Health Promotion --

Part IV. Emerging Issues --
18. Pediatric Pharmacogenomics --
19. Informed Consent and the Protection of Human Subjects in Genomic Research with Children and Families --
20. Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in the Genetic Testing of Minors --
21. Guidelines and Policies on Genetic Testing in Children and Families --
22. Training, Practice, and Collaboration: New Opportunities for Pediatric Psychology and Genomic Medicine --
23. Public Health Genomics--
Subject index. Human chromosome abnormalities - diagnosis. Chromosome Disorders - diagnosis.

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