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Experiences of Eugenic Counseling in Neurology at the Mendel Institute

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

G. Del Porto*
Affiliation:
Cattedra di Genetica Medica, Istituto Universitario di Medicina e Chirurgia, l'Aquila Istituto di Genetica Medica e Gemellologia Gregorio Mendel, Roma
M. L. Tombolini
Affiliation:
Cattedra di Genetica Medica, Istituto Universitario di Medicina e Chirurgia, l'Aquila Istituto di Genetica Medica e Gemellologia Gregorio Mendel, Roma
*
Cattedra di Genetica Medica, Istituto Universitario di Medicina e Chirurgia, Via Verdi 56, L'Aquila, Italy

Abstract

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The cases of neurologic interest of the Mendel Institute's Eugenic Counseling Service and the various counseling possibilities, at a prezygotic, zygotic, and clinical level, are reviewed.

The importance of the data collected and their possibilities of application to the general population are stressed.

Type
6. Free Contributions: Second Group
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1974

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