Muscular Dystrophy by Alan E H Emery

Muscular Dystrophy by Alan E H Emery

The muscular dystrophies are a group of genetic diseases that severely affect children and adults. For sufferers and their family, the illness presents enormous physical and psychological challenges. Written specifically for people with muscular dystrophy and their families, this new edition of Muscular dystrophy: the facts answers many of the questions asked about how and why it occurs, and how it will affect the life of a recently diagnosed child. Throughout, the different types of muscular dystrophy are described with a minimum of technical jargon. Questions relating to exercise, physiotherapy, surgery, and the emotional effects of the diseases are answered, and advice given on the problems of schooling and choice of career. Since publication of the 1st edition, the genes for almost all the different types of dystrophy have been identified, enabling prevention through genetic counselling, and relieving some of the worry for affected families. Drawn from his many years of experience treating patients, Professor Emery provides authoritative, yet compassionate advice for people living with this illness. From reviews of 1st edition 'A family visiting a genetic counsellor readied with information from this book would be well versed in the scope of concerns that can arise as families live with MD. I applaud the effort to make this care package of information available to families.' The American Journal of Human Genetics.

Alan Emery, marine biologist, has published many scientific papers on the subjects of ecology, evolution, and taxonomy as well as a book on the origins and natural history of coral reefs, the world's most complex underwater environment. He has led scientific expeditions to the far reaches of the globe to study formerly unexplored ocean regions, often in the company of sharks, poisonous marine snakes, and moray eels. His main interests, however, have always been the development and behaviour of all organisms as they live out their remarkably full and complicated life histories. For 13 years he was president of one of Canada's national museums, the Canadian Museum of Nature. He has also served on the boards of many scientific and science-related institutions, often in the role of president. This unique combination of experiences gives him several perspectives from which to portray this fictional expedition to a dangerous environment - from that of the director of the organization sponsoring the expedition to those of its scientific, technical, and support members. He is also well-equipped to speculate on the edges of biological theory about the first encounters with alien biology and how surprising that just may turn out to be. He and his wife live on 100 acres of field, swamp, and forest in Ontario, Canada, delighting in studying the myriad wild things that surround them.

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ISBN 13	9780192632173
ISBN 10	0192632175
Titel	Muscular Dystrophy
Autor	Alan E H Emery
Serie	The Facts
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2000-05-18
Seitenanzahl	178
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