Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
- 4th ed.
- 1 online resource (319 pages)
- Oxford Monographs on Medical Genetics Series .
- Oxford Monographs on Medical Genetics Series .
Cover -- Contents -- Symbols and abbreviations -- 1 Introduction to Duchenne muscular dystrophy -- 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.
Fully revised and updated the new edition of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy discusses the recent advances in the field of molecular biology for prenatal diagnosis and genetic counselling to the recent pioneering work with anti-sense oligonucleotides, and the possibility of effective RNA therapy.