BOOK REVIEW
A clinical guide to inherited metabolic diseases
Edited by J T R Clarke. Cambridge University Press, 2006, softcover, pp 323, £40 (US$75 (approx.),
60 (approx.)), ISBN 0521614996
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"Inherited" and "metabolic diseases"—two phrases that send chills down the spine of a junior doctor. These two words represent endless hours one spent learning all about the mutations, the enzymes and co-enzymes, the substrate deficiencies, and all those complex biochemical reactions in medical school, and still failed to grasp the complexity of the problem.
In this book, Dr Clarke has made an effort to provide a clear and concise overview of how to go about diagnosing and treating inherited metabolic diseases.
The book takes off in an easy, smooth fashion, with an introduction to basics of metabolic diseases. It starts with a historic perspective and then goes onto explain the basic principles of deranged metabolism.
The rest of the book is organised into chapters according to the most prominent presenting
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