Manual de Genética Médica


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«Manual de Genética Médica» inclui temas cujo conhecimento é fundamental para sustentar um raciocínio em bases genéticas. Cada tema congrega informação fundamental para a percepção dos conceitos e a construção de conhecimento específico, tendo como objectivo o desenvolvimento da capacidade crítica necessária para enfrentar as questões mais frequentes do mundo contemporâneo nesta área do saber e a necessidade de aprender ao longo da vida. São temas deste livro: história e desenvolvimento da genética, bases celulares e moleculares da hereditariedade, regulação da expressão génica, diversidade humana, mutações e reparação do DNA, métodos de estudo do genoma humano, história familiar, heredograma, tipos de hereditariedade, Genética de populações, cálculos de risco, erros inatos do metabolismo, Farmacogenética, Ecogenética, divisão celular, cariótipo humano, alterações cromossómicas numéricas e estruturais, cromossomopatias, Genética do desenvolvimento, anomalias congénitas, genes de regulação da proliferação celular, apoptose, senescência, genes e cancro, terapia génica, aconselhamento genético, ética em genética. Um extenso glossário foi também incluído.




De genetica medica


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Medical Genetics


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A complete introductory text on how to integrate basic genetic principles into the practice of clinical medicine Medical Genetics is the first text to focus on the everyday application of genetic assessment and its diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive implications in clinical practice. It is intended to be a text that you can use throughout medical school and refer back to when questions arise during residency and, eventually, practice. Medical Genetics is written as a narrative where each chapter builds upon the foundation laid by previous ones. Chapters can also be used as stand-alone learning aids for specific topics. Taken as a whole, this timely book delivers a complete overview of genetics in medicine. You will find in-depth, expert coverage of such key topics as: The structure and function of genes Cytogenetics Mendelian inheritance Mutations Genetic testing and screening Genetic therapies Disorders of organelles Key genetic diseases, disorders, and syndromes Each chapter of Medical Genetics is logically organized into three sections: Background and Systems – Includes the basic genetic principles needed to understand the medical application Medical Genetics – Contains all the pertinent information necessary to build a strong knowledge base for being successful on every step of the USMLE Case Study Application – Incorporates case study examples to illustrate how basic principles apply to real-world patent care Today, with every component of health care delivery requiring a working knowledge of core genetic principles, Medical Genetics is a true must-read for every clinician.







Index of NLM Serial Titles


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A keyword listing of serial titles currently received by the National Library of Medicine.




Epidemiology


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Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this to the control of health.




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Drugs During Pregnancy and Lactation


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The care of pregnant women presents one of the paradoxes of modern medicine. Women usually require little medical intervention during an (uneventful) pregnancy. Conversely, those at high risk of damage to their own health or that of their unborn require the help of appropriate medicinal technology, including drugs. Accordingly, there are two classes of pregnant women, the larger group requires support but not much intervention, while the other needs the full range of diagnostic and therapeutic measures applied in any other branch of medicine. This book presents the current state of knowledge about drugs in pregnancy. In each chapter information is presented separately for two different aspects of the problem seeking a drug appropriate for prescription during pregnancy, and assessing the risk of a drug when exposure has already taken place. Practising clinicians who prescribe medicinal products to women who are, or who may become, pregnant, will find this volume an invaluable reference.




Populations and Genetics


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Genetic research and testing is not limited to individuals and their families. Increasingly, there is focus on communities and even whole populations. This raises legal and socio-ethical and issues that have not been addressed. In this age of international biobanking involving populations, are current legal and ethical approaches sufficient? This book of selected papers covers population research and banking as well as accompanying confidentiality, and governance concerns. Possible commercialization, patents, benefit sharing, discrimination, and the role of patient organizations and of developing countries are also discussed. New perspectives and models are provided. The book concludes with a Statement of Principles on the Ethical Conduct of Human Genetic Research Involving Populations. Policymakers, academics, legislators and researchers will find this book to be current and controversial. The human genome may be mapped but the legal and socio-ethical debate is far from over.




Overgrowth Syndromes


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Overgrowth Syndromes is a comprehensive clinical guide to the well-defined genetic disorders (and others that are less well-defined) for which somatic overgrowth is a major manifestation. It details the unique characteristics and known causative genes for this class of disorders, offering clinicians an expert resource for both clinical diagnosis and laboratory confirmation. Assembled by the world's leading experts on overgrowth, this volume maximizes clinical utility without sacrificing nuance or rigor. It codifies the last decade's sweeping advances in understanding general and segmental overgrowth, including the latter's mosaic nature and phenotypic variability. It is an essential resource for clinicians navigating this set of conditions from clinical presentation all the way to counseling and anticipatory management.