The PKU paradox : a short history of a genetic disease /

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Autor Principal: Paul, Diane B., 1946-
Outros autores: Brosco, Jeffrey P. (Jeffrey Paul)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.
Series:Johns Hopkins biographies of disease
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Table of Contents:
  • The discovery of PKU as a metabolic disorder
  • PKU as a form of cognitive impairment
  • Testing and treating newborns, 1950-1962
  • The campaign for mandated testing
  • Sources of skepticism
  • More paradigms for PKU
  • Living with PKU
  • The perplexing problem of maternal PKU
  • Who should procreate? Perspectives on reproductive choice and responsibility in postwar America
  • Newborn screening expands.