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Genetic Brain Disorders

By: Darrin J. Lee
In: Encyclopedia of Global Health
Edited by: Yawei Zhang
Subject:Public Health (general), Public Health Education & Health Promotion
Keywords:adrenoleukodystrophy; ataxia; epilepsy; hereditary disorders; metabolism; motor neurons; movement disorders

Genetic brain disorders are defined as disease states that affect the differentiation and function of the neuroectoderm and its derivatives via defective genes. The Human Genome Project has suggested that there may be approximately 30,000 genes. In a particular disease, there ...

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  Lee, D. (2008). Genetic brain disorders. In Y. Zhang (Ed.), Encyclopedia of global health (Vol. 1, pp. 718-718). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n498
  
  Lee, Darrin J. "Genetic Brain Disorders." In Encyclopedia of Global Health, edited by Zhang, Yawei, 718-718. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n498.
  
  Lee, D. 2008. Genetic Brain Disorders. In: Yawei Zhang Editor, 2008. Encyclopedia of Global Health, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 718 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n498> [Accessed 14 Apr 2021].
  
  Lee, Darrin J. "Genetic Brain Disorders." Encyclopedia of Global Health. Edited by Yawei Zhang. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 718-718. SAGE Knowledge. 14 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n498.
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