The PKU paradox : a short history of a genetic disease / Diane B. Paul and Jeffrey P. Brosco.
By: Paul, Diane B.
Contributor(s): Brosco, Jeffrey P. (Jeffrey Paul).
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2013Description: xxiv, 289 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 1421411318 (pbk. : alk. paper); 1421411326 (electronic); 9781421411316 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9781421411323 (electronic).Subject(s): Phenylketonurias -- historyGenre/Form: Print books.DDC classification: 616.3/99| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | RC632.H87 P38 2013 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000002960 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-282) 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.