Genetic diagnosis of endocrine disorders /
Since the beginning of the current century, endocrine disease diagnosis and treatment have moved beyond the standard hormone measurements. While, indeed elevated thyroid hormone levels or low insulin levels signal a specific endocrine disease, correct diagnosis (and therefore correct treatment) depe...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Other Authors: | , |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Academic Press/Elsevier,
2010.
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
Series: | ClinicalKey.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Mechanisms of Mutation
- Section 2: Pancreas
- Genetic Testing in Diabetes Mellitus: A Clinical Guide to Monogenic Diabetes
- Obesity
- Syndromes of Severe Insulin Resistance and/or Lipodystrophy
- Section 3: Pituitary
- Functioning Pituitary Adenomas
- Diabetes Insipidus
- States of Pituitary Hypofunction
- Section 4: Thyroid
- Congenital Defects of Thyroid Hormone Synthesis
- Developmental Abnormalities of the Thyroid
- Syndromes of Reduced Sensitivity to Thyroid Hormone
- Molecular Genetics of Thyroid Cancer: Pathogenetic Significance and Clinical Applications
- Section 5: Parathyroid and Bone
- Genetics of Hyperparathyroidism Including Parathyroid Cancer
- Genetic Diagnosis of Skeletal Dysplasias
- Vitamin D Disorders
- Section 6: Adrenal
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Genetics of Adrenocortical Tumors (ACT) and Hypersecretory Syndromes
- Hereditary Pheochromocytoma and Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia type 2 (MEN2)
- Genetic Conditions Associated with Congenital Adrenocortical Insufficiency or Glucocorticoid and/or Mineralocorticoid Resistance
- Section 7: Reproductive
- Genetic Considerations in the Evaluation of Menstrual Cycle Irregularities
- Genetic Diagnosis of Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism and Kallmann Syndrome
- Disorders of Sex Development
- Genetic Defects of Androgen Resistance
- Section 8: Multisystem Disorders
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (MEN1)
- Genetics of Polyglandular Failure
- Section 9: Growth
- Genetic Diagnosis of Growth Failure
- Section 10: Counseling and Laboratory
- Genetic Counseling
- Setting up a Laboratory.