Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part One Introduction to Genetics -- Chapter 1 Cells and DNA: The Basics -- Chapter 2 How Genes Work -- Chapter 3 Genetic Mutations and Health -- Chapter 4 Genetic Inheritance -- Chapter 5 Genetic Counseling -- Chapter 6 Testing for Genetic Disorders -- Section 6.1 What You Need to Know about Genetic Testing -- Section 6.2 Prenatal Genetic Testing -- Section 6.3 Newborn Screening -- Section 6.4 Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Defects -- Chapter 7 Preventing Genetic Discrimination -- Part Two Disorders Resulting from Abnormalities in Specific Genes -- Chapter 8 Albinism -- Chapter 9 Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency -- Chapter 10 Blood Clotting Deficiency Disorders -- Section 10.1 Factor V Leiden Thrombophilia -- Section 10.2 Hemophilia -- Section 10.3 Von Willebrand Disease -- Chapter 11 Blood Disorders (Hemoglobinopathies) -- Section 11.1 Fanconi Anemia -- Section 11.2 Hemochromatosis -- Section 11.3 Sickle Cell Disease -- Section 11.4 Thalassemia -- Chapter 12 CHARGE Syndrome -- Chapter 13 Connective Tissue Disorders -- Section 13.1 What Are Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue? -- Section 13.2 Beals Syndrome (Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly) -- Section 13.3 Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome -- Section 13.4 Marfan Syndrome -- Section 13.5 Osteogenesis Imperfecta -- Section 13.6 Stickler Syndrome -- Chapter 14 Cornelia de Lange Syndrome -- Chapter 15 Cystic Fibrosis -- Chapter 16 Endocrine Disorders -- Section 16.1 Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (21-Hydroxylase Deficiency) -- Section 16.2 Congenital Hypothyroidism -- Section 16.3 Kallmann Syndrome -- Chapter 17 Familial Hypercholesterolemia -- Chapter 18 Growth Disorders -- Section 18.1 Achondroplasia -- Section 18.2 Dwarfism -- Section 18.3 Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia -- Section 18.4 Russell-Silver Syndrome -- Section 18.5 Thanatophoric Dysplasia.

Chapter 19 Heart Rhythm Disorders -- Section 19.1 Brugada Syndrome -- Section 19.2 Familial Atrial Fibrillation -- Section 19.3 Long QT Syndrome -- Chapter 20 Hereditary Deafness -- Section 20.1 Usher Syndrome -- Section 20.2 Waardenburg Syndrome -- Chapter 21 Huntington Disease -- Chapter 22 Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia -- Chapter 23 Inborn Errors of Metabolism -- Section 23.1 Biotinidase Deficiency -- Section 23.2 Fructose Intolerance -- Section 23.3 Galactosemia -- Section 23.4 Homocystinuria -- Section 23.5 Maple Syrup Urine Disease -- Section 23.6 Medium Chain Acyl-Coenzyme A Dehydrogenase Deficiency -- Section 23.7 Methylmalonic Acidemia -- Section 23.8 Phenylketonuria (PKU) -- Section 23.9 Tyrosinemia -- Section 23.10 Urea Cycle Defects -- Chapter 24 Kidney and Urinary System Disorders -- Section 24.1 Cystinuria -- Section 24.2 Polycystic Kidney Disease -- Chapter 25 Leukodystrophies -- Chapter 26 Lipid Storage Diseases -- Section 26.1 Batten Disease -- Section 26.2 Fabry Disease -- Section 26.3 Gaucher Disease -- Section 26.4 Niemann-Pick Disease -- Section 26.5 Sandhoff Disease -- Section 26.6 Tay-Sachs Disease -- Chapter 27 Mitochondrial Diseases -- Section 27.1 Basic Facts about Mitochondrial Diseases -- Section 27.2 Treatments and Therapies for Mitochondrial Diseases -- Chapter 28 Neurofibromatosis -- Chapter 29 Neuromuscular Disorders -- Section 29.1 Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease -- Section 29.2 Early-Onset Primary Dystonia -- Section 29.3 Friedreich Ataxia -- Section 29.4 Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia -- Section 29.5 Muscular Dystrophy -- Section 29.6 Spinal Muscular Atrophy -- Chapter 30 Noonan Syndrome -- Chapter 31 Porphyria -- Chapter 32 Retinoblastoma -- Chapter 33 Rett Syndrome -- Chapter 34 Tuberous Sclerosis -- Chapter 35 Vision Disorders -- Section 35.1 Color Vision Deficiency -- Section 35.2 Early-Onset Glaucoma.

Section 35.3 X-Linked Juvenile Retinoschisis -- Chapter 36 Wilson Disease -- Part Three Chromosome Abnormalities -- Chapter 37 Angelman Syndrome -- Chapter 38 Cri du Chat Syndrome -- Chapter 39 Down Syndrome and Other Trisomy Disorders -- Section 39.1 Down Syndrome -- Section 39.2 Edwards Syndrome (Trisomy 18) -- Section 39.3 Patau Syndrome (Trisomy 13) -- Section 39.4 Triple X Syndrome -- Chapter 40 Fragile X Syndrome -- Chapter 41 Klinefelter Syndrome -- Chapter 42 Prader-Willi Syndrome -- Chapter 43 Smith-Magenis Syndrome -- Chapter 44 Turner Syndrome -- Chapter 45 Velocardiofacial Syndrome -- Chapter 46 Williams Syndrome -- Part Four Complex Disorders with Genetic and Environmental Components -- Chapter 47 Genes, Behavior, the Environment, and Health -- Chapter 48 Addiction and Genetics -- Section 48.1 Genetics of Alcohol Use Disorders -- Section 48.2 Genetic Variation May Contribute to Risk of Alcoholism -- Section 48.3 Genes Influence Amount of Alcohol Consumption -- Section 48.4 Genetic Research Leads to Advance in Treatment of Alcoholism -- Section 48.5 Genes Influence How Much People Smoke and Risk of Lung Cancer -- Section 48.6 Odds of Quitting Smoking Are Affected by Genetics -- Chapter 49 Alzheimer Disease and Genetics -- Section 49.1 Genes Related to Alzheimer Disease -- Section 49.2 Gene Mutation May Triple Alzheimer Risk -- Section 49.3 Additional Genes Linked to Alzheimer Risk -- Chapter 50 Asthma and Genetics -- Section 50.1 Basic Facts about Genes and Asthma -- Section 50.2 New Research on the Genetics of Asthma -- Chapter 51 Cancer and Genetics -- Section 51.1 Breast Cancer and Heredity -- Section 51.2 Colon Cancer and Heredity -- Section 51.3 New Lung Cancer Gene Found -- Section 51.4 Lung Cancer and Other Implicated Genes -- Section 51.5 Skin Cancer and Heredity.

Section 51.6 Genetic Risks for Prostate, Breast, and Ovarian Cancers -- Section 51.7 Genetic Link to Prostate Cancer Risk in African Americans -- Chapter 52 Crohn Disease and Genetics -- Chapter 53 Mental Illness and Genetics -- Section 53.1 Familial Recurrence of Mental Illness -- Section 53.2 Family History as Predictor of Severity of Mental Illness -- Section 53.3 Genetic Links in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder -- Section 53.4 Genetic Links in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder -- Chapter 54 Diabetes and Genetics -- Chapter 55 Heart Disease and Genetics -- Section 55.1 How Genetics Impact Heart Disease Risk -- Section 55.2 Genetic Link to Aortic Valve Disease Discovered -- Section 55.3 New Research on Genetic Ties to Heart Attack, Arrhythmia, and Coronary Artery Disease -- Chapter 56 Hypertension: Research Reveals Genetic Links -- Section 56.1 Research Uncovers Genetic Clues to Blood Pressure -- Section 56.2 Study Identifies New Gene Targets for Hypertension Treatment -- Section 56.3 Study Identifies Key Genetic Mechanisms That Help Control High Blood Pressure -- Chapter 57 Heredity and Movement Disorders -- Section 57.1 Genetics of Essential Tremor -- Section 57.2 Parkinson Disease: Genetic Links -- Chapter 58 Genetic Factors in Obesity -- Section 58.1 Genes and Obesity: Basic Facts -- Section 58.2 Obesity and Genetics: What We Know -- Section 58.3 "Obesity Genes" May Influence Food Choices and Eating Habits -- Section 58.4 Genes Identified for Common Childhood Obesity -- Chapter 59 Stroke: Genetic Links -- Chapter 60 Genetics and Tourette Syndrome -- Part Five Genetic Research -- Chapter 61 The Human Genome Project -- Section 61.1 Basic Facts about the Human Genome Project -- Section 61.2 Insights Learned from the Human DNA Sequence -- Section 61.3 The Human Genome Project: Current Knowledge and Future Research Directions.

Chapter 62 Behavioral Genetics -- Chapter 63 Nutrigenomics: Developing Personalized Diets for Disease Prevention -- Chapter 64 Pharmacogenomics -- Chapter 65 Gene Therapy -- Section 65.1 What Is Gene Therapy? -- Section 65.2 Gene Therapy and Children -- Section 65.3 Gene Therapy for Advanced Parkinson Disease Shows Promise -- Section 65.4 Gene Therapy for Cancer: Questions and Answers -- Part Six Information for Parents of Children with Genetic Disorders -- Chapter 66 When Your Baby Has a Birth Defect -- Chapter 67 Tips for Parenting a Child with a Disability -- Chapter 68 Early Intervention: An Overview -- Chapter 69 Assistive Technology for Young Children -- Chapter 70 Education of Children with Special Needs -- Section 70.1 Individualized Education Programs -- Section 70.2 Three Ways Parents Can Help Their Disabled Child Stay in School -- Section 70.3 Preparing for College: What Students with Disabilities Need to Know -- Chapter 71 Transition Planning for Children with Special Needs -- Section 71.1 Parent Tips for Transition Planning -- Section 71.2 Assisting Disabled Youth with Job Search and Retention -- Chapter 72 Government Benefits for Children and Adults with Disabilities -- Chapter 73 Estate Planning for Families of Children with Special Needs -- Section 73.1 Estate Planning: The First Five Things to Do -- Section 73.2 Supplemental Needs Trusts -- Part Seven Additional Help and Information -- Chapter 74 Glossary of Terms Related to Human Genetics -- Chapter 75 Sources of Further Help and Information Related to Genetic Disorders -- Index.