Batten Disease: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Research (Volume 45) (Advances in Genetics, Volume 45) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0120176459 ISBN 13: 9780120176458

Publisher: Academic Press, 2001

Synopsis

This title will present all current knowledge of Batten disease from research to clinical evaluation. NCL is not well recognized in underdeveloped countries because the diagnostic technology is lacking. With the information in this volume, however, a specific diagnosis of NCL could be made. Also, specific familial mutations obtained through genetic tests may guide prenatal diagnoses for at-risk families.

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About the Author

School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, USA

From the Back Cover

Batten Disease: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Research is a contemporary statement of the current knowledge about Batten disease, also known as neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCL). NCL is a large group of the most common progressive neurogenetic diseases occurring in infancy and childhood and are heterogeneous from the clinicopathological and genetic viewpoints. Eight forms of NCL and over 100 different mutations, with different pheno/genotypes are now known. This text includes 12 chapters, with tables and illustrations, each cross-referenced and indexed for easy access by the active researcher, clinician, and academic audience, as well as by families with children who have this disorder. A select group of internationally renowned academic and research experts have contributed to this highly anticipated and timely book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0120176459
• ISBN 13: 9780120176458
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 243
• Editor: Wisniewski Krystyna E., Zhong Nanbert