Genetic diagnosis of endocrine disorders /
Genetic diagnosis of endocrine disorders, Second edition provides users with a comprehensive reference that is organized by endocrine grouping (i.e., thyroid, pancreas, parathyroid, pituitary, adrenal, and reproductive and bone), discussing the genetic and molecular basis for the diagnosis of variou...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier,
[2016]
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Edición: | Second edition. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Mechanisms of mutation
- A clinical guide to monogenic diabetes
- Hypoglycemia
- Functioning pituitary adenomas
- Diabetes insipidus
- States of pituitary hypofunction
- Congenital defects of thyroid hormone synthesis
- Developmental abnormalities of the thyroid
- Syndromes of impaired sensitivity to thyroid hormone
- Molecular diagnosis of thyroid cancer
- Genetics of hyperparathyroidism including parathyroid cancer
- Genetic diagnosis of skeletal dysplasias
- Vitamin d disorders
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- Genetics of adrenocortical tumors (ACT) and hypersecretory syndromes
- Hereditary syndromes involving pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma
- Genetic conditions associated with congenital adrenocortical insufficiency or glucocorticoid and/or mineralocorticoid resistance
- Genetic considerations in the evaluation of menstrual cycle irregularities
- Disorders of sex development
- Androgen insensitivity due to mutations of the androgen receptor
- Obesity
- Syndromes of severe insulin resistance and/or lipodystrophy
- Lipodystrophies
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1)
- Genetics of polyglandular failure
- Genetic diagnosis of growth failure
- Cost-effectiveness of genetic testing for monogenic diabetes
- Genetic counseling: the role of genetic counselors on healthcare provider and endocrinology teams
- Setting up a laboratory
- Introduction to applications of genomic sequencing.