Books written by Todd T. Eckdahl

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  Obesity: The Venus of Willendorf

  Montague, C. T., I. S. Farooqi, J. P. Whitehead, M. A. Soos, H. Rau, N.J. Wareham, C. P. Sewter, et al. 1997. “Congenital Leptin Deficiency Is Associated with Severe Early-Onset Obesity in Humans.” Nature 387, no.

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  Autism Spectrum Disorder: He Prefers to Play Alone

  “The Genetics of Autism: Key Issues, Recent Findings and Clinical Implications.” The Psychiatric Clinics of North America 33, no. 1, pp. 83-105. Escamilla, C.O., I. Filonova, A.K. Walker, Z.X. Xuan, R. Holehonnur, F. Espinosa, S. Liu, ...

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  Down Syndrome: The Amazing Cookie

  This book presents Down syndrome, which is the most common chromosomal disorder in humans, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 700 births.

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  Hereditary Blindness and Deafness: The Race for Sight and Sound

  This book presents examples of hereditary blindness and deafness that illustrate the large variety of genetic diseases that affect vision and hearing.

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  Muscular Dystrophy: I'm Grateful I've Proved Them Wrong

  This book presents muscular dystrophy (MD) as a group of genetic diseases with a worldwide occurrence of about 1 in 3,500 births that causes muscle wasting and weakening.

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  Newborn Screening for Genetic Disorders: Experiments on Plant Hybridization

  This book describes newborn screening as a public health program for the early detection of genetic disorders.