xvi., 248 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Contents
Introduction -- Early history of muscular dystrophy -- Edward Meryon's contribution to muscular dystrophy -- The life of Edward Meryon (1807-1880) -- Duchenne de Boulogne (1806-1875) -- Refining the clinical picture -- Resolution of heterogeneity -- Nosology of the dystrophies -- Recognition of other types of muscular dystrophy -- Biochemical diagnosis & carrier detection -- Pathogenesis of Duchenne dystrophy -- The search for the gene -- Prevention, treatment & the future
Summary
Includes the contributions of Edward Meryon and the Duchenne de Boulogne to muscular dystrophy and documents the search for the Duchenne gene
