Molecular Genetics in Diseases of Brain, Nerve, and Muscle |
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| Editor:
| Rowland, Lewis P.
Wood, Donald S.
Schon, Eric A.
DiMauro, Salvatore |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-505163-6 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1989 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $65.00 |
Book Description:
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Written by leaders in the field, this book will give readers a grounding in the basic concepts and language of molecular genetics and a survey of the neurologic and neuromuscular diseases that have been studied with these techniques. Thus, it provides a primer of fundamental information followed by lucid discussions of specific diseases. The latter include Duchenne muscular dystrophy, myotonic muscular dystrophy, Huntington disease, Tay-Sachs disease, Alzheimer's disease,...
More DescriptionWritten by leaders in the field, this book will give readers a grounding in the basic concepts and language of molecular genetics and a survey of the neurologic and neuromuscular diseases that have been studied with these techniques. Thus, it provides a primer of fundamental information followed by lucid discussions of specific diseases. The latter include Duchenne muscular dystrophy, myotonic muscular dystrophy, Huntington disease, Tay-Sachs disease, Alzheimer's disease, phenylketonuria and mental retardation. The book has been carefully organized in five parts: Background; The Basics of Molecular Genetics; Cloned Genes for Human Neurologic Diseases; Diseases of Known Gene Product and Diseases of Unknown Gene Product; and Social Aspects of Molecular Genetics. The definitions of terms given within the text are supplemented by a comprehensive glossary, and there are many informative illustrations.