Down Syndrome: One Smart Cookie - Couverture souple

Eckdahl, Todd T.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1944749616 ISBN 13 : 9781944749613

Editeur : Momentum Press, 2017

Synopsis

This book presents Down syndrome, which is the most common chromosomal disorder in humans, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 700 births. It describes the characteristic physical features caused by Down syndrome and the myriad of symptoms and health complications it brings, including heart defects, congenital vision and hearing loss, abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system, digestive problems, epilepsy, leukemia, an increased risk of infectious disease, dementia, and intellectual disability. Readers will learn about methods by which Down syndrome can be diagnosed prenatally or at birth, and the cause of Down syndrome as extra copies of the approximately 250 genes on chromosome 21. The book describes treatments and therapies for Down syndrome, and approaches to the education of children with it. Future prospects for the diagnosis and treatment of Down syndrome are presented, including experimental drugs, stem cell therapies, a process by which embryos produced in a clinical laboratory can be screened for Down syndrome before being used to establish a preg-nancy, and several Down syndrome gene therapy strategies.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr. Todd T. Eckdahl earned a BS in chemistry from the University of Minnesota, Duluth, and a PhD in molecular genetics from Purdue University. He is a professor of biology at Missouri Western State University, where he teaches genetics and con¬ducts research in collaboration with undergraduate students supported by the National Science Foundation. Dr. Eckdahl has published over 40 articles in profes¬sional journals that contribute to molecular genetics and synthetic biology research and to undergraduate science education. He is a member of the Missouri Academy of Science, the Genome Consortium for Active Teaching, and the Genomics Education Partnership. Dr. Eckdahl has been recognized for his teaching and research with the Missouri Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Missouri Western Board of Governors Distinguished Professor Award, the James V. Mehl Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award, the Missouri Western Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Award, and the Jesse Lee Meyers Excellence in Teaching Award.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Momentum Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1944749616
• ISBN 13: 9781944749613
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 88
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• Personne responsable: non disponible