Decoding Darkness

The Search For The Genetic Causes Of Alzheimer's Disease

By: Ann Parson, Rudolph Tanzi

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Paperback | 27 December 2001 | Edition Number 1

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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.

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Non-Fiction Science Biology, Life Sciences Life Sciences in General Genetics excluding Medical Medicine Clinical & Internal Medicine Neurology & Clinical Neurophysiology Science in General Miscellaneous Items Pre-Clinical Medicine & Basic Sciences Medical Genetics

Introduction	p. xiii
Cleave, Zap, Blot, Probe	p. 1
The Core of the Matter	p. 21
Candidate Chromosome	p. 49
Gone Fishing	p. 61
Curious Gene	p. 85
From Famine to Feast	p. 99
Mutations, Revelations	p. 115
Of Mice and People	p. 135
Gene Prix	p. 147
The 42 Nidus	p. 173
Untangling a Cascade	p. 191
A Gamble for Hope	p. 207
Epilogue	p. 241
Resources	p. 249
Notes	p. 251
Index	p. 269
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