Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, an inherited and progressive muscle wasting disease, is one of the most common single gene disorders found in the developed world. This fourth edition provides a thorough update on all aspects of the disorder.

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Full title :Duchenne muscular dystrophy / Alan E.H. Emery, Francesco Muntoni, Rosaline Quinlivan.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2015.
Edition:Fourth edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2015.

The Physical Object

Description:ix, 308 pages : : illustrations, portraits.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780199681488, 0199681481
oclc:ocn899700782
LC Classification:RJ482.D78
Dewey Decimal:618.92748

Symbols and abbreviations -- 1. Introduction to Duchenne muscular dystrphy -- 2. History of the disease -- 3. Clinical features -- 4. Confirmation of the diagnosis -- 5. Differential diagnosis -- 6. Involvement of tissues other than skeletal muscle -- 7. Biochemistry of Duchenne muscular dystrophy -- 8. Genetics -- 9. Molecular pathology -- 10. Pathogenesis -- 11. Prevention -- 12. Genetic counselling -- 13. Management -- Appendix 1. Egen Klassifikation Scale Version 2 (EK2) -- Appendix 2. The North Star Ambulatory Assessment -- Appendix 3. Muscular dystrophy associations and groups in various countries (2013) -- Index.

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