Genetic Diagnosis of Endocrine Disorders - Roy E Weiss Gebunden

Genetic Diagnosis of Endocrine Disorders Second Edition provides users with a comprehensive reference that is organized by endocrine grouping (i.e. thyroid pancreas parathyroid pituitary adrenal and reproductive and bone) discussing the genetic and molecular basis for the diagnosis of various disorders. The book emphasizes the practical nature of diagnosing a disease including which tests should be done for the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in adults and children which genes should be evaluated for subjects with congenital hypothyroidism which genetic tests should be ordered in obe se patients or for those with parathyroid carcinoma and the rationale behind testing for multiple endocrine neoplasias.