Decoding Darkness: The Search For The Genetic Causes Of Alzheimer's Disease

byRudolph E Tanzi, Ann B. Parson

December 27, 2001|
Decoding Darkness: The Search For The Genetic Causes Of Alzheimer's Disease by Rudolph E Tanzi
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Working from the intriguing hypothesis that Alzheimer''s dementia is the result of a renegade protein-beta amyloid-Tanzi and others set out to find the gene responsible for its production. Decoding Darkness takes us deep into the minds and far-flung labs of many a prominent researcher, offering an intimate view of the high stakes of molecular genetics, the revolution that propels it, the obstacles that threaten to derail it, and the families whose lives are so dependent upon it. Tanzi and Parson ultimately reveal that Alzheimer''s, like heart disease, may be effectively treated-even prevented.
Rudolph E. Tanzi is Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital''s Genetics and Aging Unit. Science journalist Ann B. Parson is co-author, with Isaac Schiff, M.D., of Menopause, and until recently taught in Boston University''s graduate program in science and journalism.
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Title:Decoding Darkness: The Search For The Genetic Causes Of Alzheimer's Disease
Format:Paperback
Product dimensions:304 pages, 9.25 X 6.13 X 0.84 in
Shipping dimensions:304 pages, 9.25 X 6.13 X 0.84 in
Published:December 27, 2001
Publisher:Basic Books
Language:English
Appropriate for ages:All ages
ISBN - 13:9780738205267

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