YOUR GENETIC DESTINY

    A Guide to Genetic Disorders and Inherited Disease and What You Can Do to Protect Yourself and Your Family.
Much in the news, inherited disease and genetic testing are complex and confusing issues that leave most people asking "So, what can I do with this promising information?" A powerfully helpful and authoritative guide, Your Genetic Destiny has the answers. From what tests to have taken to what the results mean and when further genetic counseling is in order; from what foods to avoid to which medications to take and what other medical options are available, world-renowned geneticist Aubrey Milunsky demonstrates how knowledge of our genetic makeup can save our lives. Covering heart disease, hypertension, cancer, diabetes, mental illness, Alzheimer's disease, obesity, longevity, and infertility, Your Genetic Destiny is the most comprehensive, compassionate, and informed guide available for all concerned about the risks of inherited disease.

作者简介
Aubrey Milunsky, M.D., D.Sc., is Professor of Human Genetics, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Pathology at the Boston University School of Medicine. He is the author or editor of twenty-one books and over 350 scientific papers.

Aubrey Milunsky, M.D., D.Sc., is Professor of Human Genetics, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Pathology at the Boston University School of Medicine. He is the author or editor of twenty-one books and over 350 scientific papers.

Preface
Acknowledgments
KNOWLEDGE IS LIFESAVING
1 What You Should Know and Why
2 Personal Considerations and Your Family History
THE THREADS OF YOUR LIFE
3 Too Many or Too Few Chromosomes
4 Sex Chromosome Disorders
5 Chromosome Rearrangements
THE LUEPRINTS FOR LIFE
6 Genes
7 You and Your Genes
8 Ethnic Genes and the Discorders They Cause
9 When Threads or Blueprints Go Awty:Mental Retardation and Birth Defects
10 Genes That Make You Susceptible to Various Discorders or Complications
HARMFUL GENES
11 Genes and Heart Disease
12 Genetic Disorders of Heart Structure Rhythm,and of the Arteries
13 Is High Blood Pressure Inherited?
14 Genes and Diabetes
15 Obesity:Genes or Environment?
16 Genes and Cancer
17 Is There a History of Cancer in Your Family?
18 Mental Illness in the Family:Schizophrenia
19 Genes,Depression and other Mood Disorders
20 Genes and Alzheimer's Disease
21 Genes,Aging,and Longevity
AVOIDANCE AND PREVENTION OF GENETIC DISORDERS
22 Prenatal Diagnosis of Genetic Disorders
23 Genetic Disorders and Pregnancy
PERSONAL MATTERS,PREDICTIVE TESTS ,GENETIC COUNSELING,AND TREATMENT
24 Presymptomatic and Predictive Genetic Diagnosis
25 Genetic Counseling
26 Genes,Ethics,Law,and Public Policy
27 Treatrnent of Genetic Discorders
Appendix
Index