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9780120176458
Batten Disease: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Research is a contemporary statement of the current knowledge about Batten disease, also known as neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCL). NCL is a large group of the most common progressive neurogenetic diseases occurring in infancy and childhood and are heterogeneous from the clinicopathological and genetic viewpoints. Eight forms of NCL and over 100 different mutations, with different pheno/genotypes are now known. This text includes 12 chapters, with tables and illustrations, each cross-referenced and indexed for easy access by the active researcher, clinician, and academic audience, as well as by families with children who have this disorder. A select group of internationally renowned academic and research experts have contributed to this highly anticipated and timely book.Batten Disease: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Research, Volume 45 (Advances in Genetics), 1 was published 2001 under ISBN 9780120176458 and ISBN 0120176459.
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