Fragile X Syndrome: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Research (Johns Hopkins Series in Contemporary Medicine and Public Health) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801853885 ISBN 13: 9780801853883

Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996

Synopsis

This new edition of Fragile X Syndrome includes updated information on the latest research findings -- especially in molecular biology -- as well as new photographs highlighting clinical features and thorough coverage of treatment and intervention, diagnosis, and research.

Praise for the first edition:

"Answers nearly all the questions that parents or clinicians might raise about fragile X syndrome....Can be recommended confidently as a thoroughly up-to-date, reliable, and informative account of the condition." -- Lancet

"The clinical and cytogenetic material in this book is excellent and provides a strong background for physicians and students... Fragile X Syndrome still presents the best comprehensive treatment of this complex disorder. Physicians, students, and other interested professionals can either read this book from cover to cover or select the chapters that interest or apply to them." -- New England Journal of Medicine

About this title

About the Author

Randi Jenssen Hagerman, M.D., is associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado Health Science Center. Amy Cronister, M.S., is a genetics counselor.

Review

"The second edition of Fragile X Syndrome includes updated chapters on the cytogenetic and molecular biology of the FXS mutation and premutation. The first half addresses the diagnosis and research aspects and is well referenced. The latter half is dedicated to treatment and intervention. The chapter that emphasizes an integrated approach to intervention could easily qualify for continuing medical education credit." -- Journal of the American Medical Association

"A second edition [of this book] is most welcome....This book should sit on the library shelves of clinical geneticists. It is well written, well referenced, and should become well thumbed." -- Journal of Medical Genetics

"Praise for the first edition: Answers nearly all the questions that parents or clinicians might raise about fragile X syndrome..Can be recommended confidently as a thoroughly up-to-date, reliable, and informative account of the condition." -- The Lancet

"The clinical and cytogenetic material in this book is excellent and provides a strong background for physicians and students... Fragile X Syndrome still presents the best comprehensive treatment of this complex disorder. Physicians, students, and other interested professionals can either read this book from cover to cover or select the chapters that interest or apply to them." -- New England Journal of Medicine

""Purchasers of this book will think twice about providing it on loan to trusted friends. It will not reappear until the second edition comes out." -- British Medical Journal

""Anyone desiring to learn more about the fragile X syndrome should read this book." -- Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography

""Since Fragile X syndrome is a common genetic disorder, genetic counselors, regardless of their focus, will have patients for whom fragile X syndrome is a concern. This book offers a comprehensive source of information and I would highly recommend it." -- Perspectives in Genetic Counseling

About this edition

• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0801853885
• ISBN 13: 9780801853883
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Hagerman MD Dr. Randi Jenssen, Cronister MS Ms. Amy