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Genetic Counselling
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Book : Genetic Counselling
Language : English Library : Social Phsician Publish Place : Geneva Volume : 416 Publish Date : 00 1969 Publisher : World Health Organization WHO Book Type : Report Book Number : 3560 |
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INDEX
CONTENTS
Introduction.....................
1. Recent developments ...............
1.1 Genetic counselling services..........
1.2 Technical advances relevant to human genetics .
2. Types of case requiring genetic counsel.......
2.1 Conditions due, or probably due, to single genes
2.2 Conditions partly of genetic origin.......
2.3 Conditions of variable origin .........
2.4 Chromosome abnormalities ..........
3. Genetic counselling services ............
3.1 Aims and functions..............
3.2 Referral...................
3.3 The counsellor's qualifications and approach . .
3.4 Screening ..................
3.5 Follow-up..................
3.6 Facilities...................
4. Role of general practitioners............
5. Education of the public..............
6. Consequences of genetic counselling.........
7. Recommendations.................
Annex : WHO Reference Centres............
