The PKU paradox : a short history of a genetic disease / Diane B. Paul and Jeffrey P. Brosco.

By: Paul, Diane B, 1946-Contributor(s): Brosco, Jeffrey P. (Jeffrey Paul)Material type: TextTextSeries: Johns Hopkins biographies of diseasePublisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013Description: 1 online resource (316 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781421411323Subject(s): Hyperlipidemia | Metabolism -- DisordersGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 616.3/99 LOC classification: RC632.H87 | P38 2013Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
The discovery of PKU as a metabolic disorder -- PKU as a form of cognitive impairment -- Testing and treating newborns, 1950-1962 -- The campaign for mandated testing -- Sources of skepticism -- More paradigms for PKU -- Living with PKU -- The perplexing problem of maternal PKU -- Who should procreate? Perspectives on reproductive choice and responsibility in postwar America -- Newborn screening expands.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The discovery of PKU as a metabolic disorder -- PKU as a form of cognitive impairment -- Testing and treating newborns, 1950-1962 -- The campaign for mandated testing -- Sources of skepticism -- More paradigms for PKU -- Living with PKU -- The perplexing problem of maternal PKU -- Who should procreate? Perspectives on reproductive choice and responsibility in postwar America -- Newborn screening expands.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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