Duchenne muscular dystrophy / Alan E.H. Emery.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Emery, Alan E. H.

Series:

Oxford medical publications

Oxford monographs on medical genetics ; no. 15.

Oxford monographs on medical genetics ; no. 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Muscular Dystrophies.

Muscular Dystrophies--familial & genetic.

Medical Subjects:

Muscular Dystrophies.

Muscular Dystrophies--familial & genetic.

Physical Description:

xv, 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1987.

Summary:

Based on the author's study of some 200 patients, and on a detailed review of the literature, this volume examines all aspects of Duchenne muscular dystrophy--the second most common genetic disorder affecting humans. Topics include the history of the disease, clinical features, involvement of tissues other than muscle, laboratory investigations, differential diagnosis, biochemistry, pathogenesis, genetics, molecular pathology, prevention, genetic counselling, and surgical and medical management. The book is illustrated with numerous photographs and line drawings, and includes an extensive bibliography.

Notes:

Bibliography: pages [262]-306.

ISBN:

0192615564 :

OCLC:

14693283