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The PKU paradox

Paul, Diane B., 1946-

The PKU paradox a short history of a genetic disease / [electronic resource] : Diane B. Paul and Jeffrey P. Brosco. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (p. ) - 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 1421411326


Phenylketonurias--history.


Electronic books.

RC632.H87

616.3/99