Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (Monographs on Medical Genetics) [Paperback]

Alan E. H. Emery (Author)

Book Description

Series: Monographs on Medical Genetics | Publication Date: December 29, 1988

Based on the author's study of some 200 patients and a detailed review of the literature, this volume provides a comprehensive and clinical account of all aspects of Duchenne muscular dystrophy--the second most common genetic disorder affecting humans. During the last decade, biochemists and molecular biologists have made a huge effort to understand the basic molecular defect. In 1986, when this book was first in press, Professor Emery was able to predict with some confidence that the locus of the gene responsible would soon be identified. The publication of this revised paperback edition offers the opportunity to bring his account up-to-date with a discussion of the isolation of the gene and its unexpected size and complexity, followed by the characterization of the related protein dystrophin, a component of skeletal muscle.

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'With the same fluency and flow which he achieved in the first edition, Alan Emery has succeeded in a masterly fashion in assimilating and digesting the essentials from all this new information and integrating it into this new volume. Once again he has comprehensively covered the whole field. His vast personal experience both as a geneticist and a clinician are clearly apparent from the confidence as well as the sensitivity with which he has covered many of the topics. This book should find a wide appeal ... both as a source of reference as well as an interesting and informative read.' Victor Dubowitz, Royal Postgraduate Medical School. London, Neuromuscular Disorders, Vol. 3, No. 2, 1993

'This book is an excellent review of the history of Duchenne muscular dystrophy ... remarkably current in the new techniques, a credit to the author. There is something for everyone interested in neuromuscular disease in this book. The book is extremely well written, and easy to read and I would recommend the book to anyone in the field ... a tour de force, a delight to possess.' Nigel G. Laing, Human Genetics Society of Australasia, March '94

'With the same fluency and flow which he achieved in the first edition, Alan Emery has succeeded in a masterly fashion in assimilating and digesting the essentials from all this new information and integrating it into this new volume. His vast personal experience both as a geneticist and a clinician are clearly apparent from the confidence as well as the sensitivity with which he has covered many of the topics ... a source of reference as well as an interesting and informative read.' Victor Dubowitz, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London, Neuromuscular Disorders

'Professor Emery's book is a useful reference text for all of those involved in the care of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy or research into the muscular dystrophies. This text provides a rounded view of all of the many issues involved ... a useful starting point for those who care for Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients and their families who want to improve their knowledge about all aspects of the condition from a very clear and readable text.' Katherine Bushby, Journal of Medical Genetics --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Alan E. H. Emery, Research Director, European Neuromuscular Centre, Baarn. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; Revised edition (December 29, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0192617982
• ISBN-13: 978-0192617989
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,774,946 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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