RT Book, Section
A1 Bamshad, Michael J.
A1 Jorde, Lynn B.
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 6728466
T1 Chapter 170. Key Principles in Human Genetics
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6728466
RD 2023/03/27
AB Genetic  disorders  and  birth  defects  are  sometimes  perceived  as  being  so  uncommon  that  the  general  pediatrician  will  seldom  encounter  them.  However,  each  day  more  than  400  babies  with  birth  defects  are  born  in  the  United  States,  and  1  of  every  5  infant  deaths  is  caused  by  these  disorders.  Virtually  every  medical  condition,  except  for  some  cases  of  trauma,  is  influenced  by  an  individual’s  genetic  background.  Rapid  advances  in  our  knowledge  of  the  genetic  basis  of  disease,  coupled  with  emerging  technologies  for  high-throughput  genetic  testing,  are  also  rapidly  transforming  the  practice  of  medicine.