Decoding Darkness: The Search for the Genetic Causes of Alzheimer's Disease (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738205267)

Working from the intriguing hypothesis that Alzheimer's dementia is the result of a renegade protein-beta amyloid-Tanzi and others set out to find the gene responsible for its production. Decoding Darkness takes us deep into the minds and far-flung labs of many a prominent researcher, offering an intimate view of the high stakes of molecular genetics, the revolution that propels it, the obstacles that threaten to derail it, and the families whose lives are so dependent upon it. Tanzi and Parson ultimately reveal that Alzheimer's, like heart disease, may be effectively treated-even prevented.

Author: Rudolph E. Tanzi, Ann B. Parson
ISBN-10: 0738205265
ISBN-13: 9780738205267
Publisher: Basic Books (AZ)
Language: English
Published: 12/27/2001
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.78w x 0.84d