"Down Syndrome" ed. by Subrata Kumar Dey

This book features up-to-date, well referenced research and review articles on Down syndrome. Research workers, scientists, medical graduates and pediatricians will find it to be an excellent source for references and review.

This book will extend beyond the narrow confines of academic interest and be of interest to a wider audience, especially parents, relatives and health-care providers who work with infants and children with Down syndrome.

Contents
Preface
Section 1 Prenatal Diagnosis and Genetic Counseling
1 Down Syndrome: Clinical and Genetic Aspects, Genetic Counseling and Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis
2 Increased Fetal Nuchal Translucency Thickness and Normal Karyotype: Prenatal and Postnatal Outcome
3 Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis
Section 2 Diseases in Children with Down Syndrome
4 Control of Dental Biofilm and Oral Health Maintenance in Patients with Down Syndrome
5 Howto Design an Exercise Program TO Reduce Inflammation in Obese People With Down Syndrome
6 Heart Diseases in Down Syndrome
7 Myeloid Leukemia Associated with Down Syndrome
Section 3 Genetics of Down Syndrome
8 Molecular Pathways of Down Syndrome Critical Region Genes
9 Risk Factors for Down Syndrome Birth: Understanding the Causes from Genetics and Epidemiology
10 RCAN1 and Its Potential Contribution to the Down Syndrome Phenotype
Section 4 Neural Development in Down Syndrome
11 Laterality Explored: Atypical Hemispheric Dominance in Down Syndrome
12 Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms in Down Syndrome Brain

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