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Editorial
Bringing the Genetic and Genomic Revolution to Developmental Disabilities NursingWith the completed sequencing of the human genome and ongoing genetic and genomic advances, nurses have incredible opportunitie…
ARTICLES
Gene-Environment Influences on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: State of the ScienceGloria Giarratano, PhD, APRN, CNS and Angelique White Williams, DNS, APRN, CNS, CCHC
Alcohol ingestion during pregnancy continues to be a major medical, social, and public health problem. This article will review the state of the science and current research concerning the adverse …
Influence of Pharmacogenomics on Disease and Symptom ManagementLinda A. Howe, PhD, APRN-BC, CNE and Julie Eggert, PhD, GNP-BC, AOCN
Advances in pharmacogenomics, the study of genetic inheritance and drug response, are on the verge of transforming pharmacology. Kn…
Integrating Genetics and Genomics into Developmental Disabilities Nursing PracticeJ. Carolyn Graff, PhD, RN, FAAIDD
With the completion of sequencing the human genome in 2003, the Human Genome Project has laid the foundation for a focus on genomics. This article pre…
New Knowledge - New Challenges: A Consideration of Some Key Challenges for Intellectual and Developmental Disability Nursing Arising from the Developing Understanding of GeneticsOwen Barr, RGN, RNLD, RNT, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD and Heather Skirton, PhD, RGN, Registered Genetic Counsellor, Cert.M
Developments in the understanding of genetics have advanced considerably in the past 20 years. There is considerable anticipation of the benefits t…
Using Family History Information to Identify Children with Intellectual and Developmental DisabilitiesJanice S. Dorman, MS, PhD and Rebecca Kronk, MSN, CRNP
This report describes the importance of nursing in the collection of family history information to identify children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).…