RT Book, Section
A1 Carey, John C.
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 6728838
T1 Chapter 176. Syndromes of Multiple Congenital Anomalies/Dysplasias
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=6728838
RD 2024/04/19
AB Rather  than  memorize  the  essential  findings  for  all  or  even  most  of  the  multiple  congenital  anomaly  syndromes,  it  is  far  more  useful  for  the  clinician  to  develop  a  strategy  for  syndrome  recognition  that  is  both  logical  and  practical,  yet  flexible  enough  to  generalize  among  genetic  conditions.  Important  to  this  strategy  is  the  availability  of  information  about  genetic  disorders  that  is  accurate,  succinct,  and  complete.  Many  texts  and  online  databases  provide  this  information.  Moreover,  these  online  resources  are  becoming  increasingly  available  to  families  of  children  with  genetic  conditions.  Consequently  parents  are  frequently  very  knowledgeable  about  the  diagnosis  of  a  rare  condition  even  before  their  primary  care  practitioner  has  had  a  chance  to  discuss  it  with  them.  Nevertheless,  many  of  the  concepts  that  are  required  for  total  comprehension  of  the  implications  of  a  condition  are  difficult  to  grasp.  Consequently,  the  pediatric  practitioner  must  be  able  to  explain  the  principles  of  human  genetics  to  different  families  with  varied  conditions.