Genetics and genomics for nursing

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Genetics and genomics for nursing

Carole Kenner, Judith A. Lewis

Pearson, 2013

  • : pbk.

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Includes bibliographical references

Contents of Works

  • Genetics and genomics : definitions and trends
  • How and why basic concepts in genetics and genomics are part of every type of nursing practice
  • Family context of clinical genetics
  • Meiosis and mitosis
  • Aneuploidy
  • Mosiacism
  • Mendelian inheritance
  • Genetics and fetal development
  • Ethical, legal, & social implications of the Human Genome Project
  • Prenatal testing/screening
  • Newborn screening and genetic testing : ethical considerations
  • Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) legislations
  • Family history tool
  • Risk assessment
  • Immunogenetics
  • Cancer genetics
  • Impact of environment on health : interaction with genes
  • Common diseases with genetic linkages
  • Bipolar disease and genetic linkages
  • Depression and genetic linkages
  • Addictive behaviors and genetic linkages
  • Autism
  • Pharmacogenomics
  • Genetics and aging

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