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

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Paul, Diane B., 1946-
Otros Autores: Brosco, Jeffrey P. (Jeffrey Paul)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.
Colección:Johns Hopkins biographies of disease.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.