Reviews
"This useful reference text is not only relevant to the student seeking abasic understanding of a particular disease, it is relevant to the physicianthrough its discussion of treatments and to the genetic counselor through itspresentation of genetic risk information for families. It can also serve as asummary of research findings for investigators not working directly with aparticular disease....Covers such a broad array of human diseases that it couldserve as a supplement to courses in medical genetics or human genetics....A verysolid reference text..." --Richard H. Myers, PhD (Boston University School ofMedicine), Amyloid: International Journal of Experimental and ClinicalInvestigation, "An up-to-date discussion of the issues. For any epidemiologist working ina field where an autoimmune mechanism has been suggested, reading these chaptersis an obligation. . . . this book has an important place as a reference book inlibraries of public health." --Roberto Rona, American Journal ofEpidemiology, "Follows the tradition of excellence of the Oxford Monographs on MedicalGenetics series. . . . this text is welcome as it provides a comprehensivereview of the current state of understanding of the genetic basis of many of thecommon diseases. . . . an essential reference to have in a departmentallibrary." --R.F. Mueller (St. James's University Hospital, UK), NeuromuscularDisorders, "Comprehensive....Future generations of physicians may look back at thefirst edition of this book much the way we now perceive Osler's Priciples andPractice of Medicine, ...- as the first in a long line of episodic revisionsthat acquired many competitors along the way....The chapter on genetics andinfectious diseases...is a real gem." Reed E. Pyeritz, MD, PhD, Allegheny-SingerResearch Institute, --Annals of Internal Medicine, "The first few chapters comprise a primer in contemporary human geneticmethods. All are well referenced. This is a timely and lucid summary of currentunderstanding of remaining challenges in human genetics." --Donald L. Rucknagel(University of Cincinnati College of Medicine), American Journal of HumanGenetics, "An excellent compilation of current knowledge....The chapters are well organized and referenced....Provides an extremely useful assessment of genetic aspects of many common disorders....Should interest all geneticists, internists, and specialists in the disorders considered. The binding andlayout, including photographs, are exceptionally good, typical of the best from Oxford and reflected in the price. I use this fine book daily and look forward to subsequent editions." --Stephen Kahler, MD, JAMA, "Follows the tradition of excellence of the Oxford Monographs on Medical Genetics series. . . . this text is welcome as it provides a comprehensive review of the current state of understanding of the genetic basis of many of the common diseases. . . . an essential reference to have in adepartmental library." --R.F. Mueller (St. James's University Hospital, UK), Neuromuscular Disorders, "The first few chapters comprise a primer in contemporary human genetic methods. All are well referenced. This is a timely and lucid summary of current understanding of remaining challenges in human genetics." --Donald L. Rucknagel (University of Cincinnati College of Medicine), AmericanJournal of Human Genetics, "An up-to-date discussion of the issues. For any epidemiologist working in a field where an autoimmune mechanism has been suggested, reading these chapters is an obligation. . . . this book has an important place as a reference book in libraries of public health." --Roberto Rona, AmericanJournal of Epidemiology, "Comprehensive....Future generations of physicians may look back at the first edition of this book much the way we now perceive Osler's Priciples and Practice of Medicine, ...- as the first in a long line of episodic revisions that acquired many competitors along the way....The chapter ongenetics and infectious diseases...is a real gem." Reed E. Pyeritz, MD, PhD, Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, --Annals of Internal Medicine, "Comprehensive....Future generations of physicians may look back at thefirst edition fo this book much the way we now perceive Osler's Priciples andPractice of Medicine, ...- as the first in a long line of episodic revisionsthat acquired many competitors along the way....The chapter on genetics andinfectious diseases...is a real gem." Reed E. Pyeritz, MD, PhD, Allegheny-SingerResearch Institute, --Annals of Internal Medicine, "This useful reference text is not only relevant to the student seeking a basic understanding of a particular disease, it is relevant to the physician through its discussion of treatments and to the genetic counselor through its presentation of genetic risk information for families. It canalso serve as a summary of research findings for investigators not working directly with a particular disease....Covers such a broad array of human diseases that it could serve as a supplement to courses in medical genetics or human genetics....A very solid reference text..." --Richard H. Myers, PhD(Boston University School of Medicine), Amyloid: International Journal of Experimental and Clinical Investigation, "A timely resource. The authors extensively review available knowledge and the chapters are extremely well referenced. . . . a highly recommended reference source that should be acquired by medical libraries as well as genetic units. It contains a wealth of information that is difficult toreadily access elsewhere." --Genetic Services of Western Australia