Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (Fshd): Clinical Medicine and Molecular Cell Biology (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781859962442)

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a genetic disorder involving slowly progressive muscle degeneration in which the muscles of the face, shoulder blades and upper arms are among the most severely affected. It is the third most common inherited muscular dystrophy, affecting 1 in 20,000. The search for the molecular basis of the disease is of interest to all genetic researchers, involving a deletion outside a coding region resulting in over-expression of adjacent genes. This volume summarizes the current understanding of the disorder, including clinical, molecular and therapeutic aspects.

Author: David Cooper,Meena Upadhhyaya
ISBN-10: 1859962440
ISBN-13: 9781859962442
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Language: English
Published: 04/22/2004
Pages: 420
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.46h x 6.36w x 1.13d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 12/01/2004 pg. 106