The PKU paradox :
Paul, Diane B., 1946-
The PKU paradox : a short history of a genetic disease / Diane B. Paul and Jeffrey P. Brosco. - 1 online resource (316 pages) - Johns Hopkins biographies of disease .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The discovery of PKU as a metabolic disorder -- PKU as a form of cognitive impairment -- Testing and treating newborns, 1950-1962 -- The campaign for mandated testing -- Sources of skepticism -- More paradigms for PKU -- Living with PKU -- The perplexing problem of maternal PKU -- Who should procreate? Perspectives on reproductive choice and responsibility in postwar America -- Newborn screening expands.
9781421411323 (e-book)
Hyperlipidemia.
Metabolism--Disorders.
Electronic books.
RC632.H87 / P38 2013
616.3/99
The PKU paradox : a short history of a genetic disease / Diane B. Paul and Jeffrey P. Brosco. - 1 online resource (316 pages) - Johns Hopkins biographies of disease .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The discovery of PKU as a metabolic disorder -- PKU as a form of cognitive impairment -- Testing and treating newborns, 1950-1962 -- The campaign for mandated testing -- Sources of skepticism -- More paradigms for PKU -- Living with PKU -- The perplexing problem of maternal PKU -- Who should procreate? Perspectives on reproductive choice and responsibility in postwar America -- Newborn screening expands.
9781421411323 (e-book)
Hyperlipidemia.
Metabolism--Disorders.
Electronic books.
RC632.H87 / P38 2013
616.3/99