The PKU Paradox: A Short History of a Genetic Disease

(Part of the Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease Series)

by Diane B. Paul and Jeffrey P. Brosco

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Named one of the "Ten must-read science histories" by Science Magazine

In a lifetime of practice, most physicians will never encounter a single case of PKU. Yet every physician in the industrialized world learns about the disease in medical school and, since the early 1960s, the newborn heel stick test for PKU has been mandatory in many countries. Diane B. Paul and Jeffrey P. Brosco's beautifully written book explains this paradox.

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Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1421411318

ISBN13:9781421411316

Release Date:December 2013

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:320 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"

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(Part of the Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease Series)

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