The McArdle Disease Handbook: A guide to the scientific and medical research into McArdle Disease, explained in plain English.

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AGSD-UK, Jul 1, 2011 - Medical - 208 pages
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This handbook explains, in layman's terms, the cause, method of inheritance, history and current and future treatments of McArdle Disease (also known as Glycogen Storage Disease Type V). The handbook puts into plain English the published information relating to the scientific and medical research into McArdle Disease. 

 

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Best book so far I've seen. I think it may be the only one.

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able activity aerobic exercise amino acids blood bloodstream body brain glycogen phosphorylase breakdown calcium carbohydrate carrier caused child chromosome CK levels clinical trials contractures creatine kinase cytokines diabetes diet drug effect example exon FADH2 family doctor fatty acids faulty copy functional muscle glycogen genetic glucose glycogen storage diseases increase insulin resistance intense exercise ischaemic forearm test isoform isoforms of glycogen Kathryn Birch kidney failure Lucia malignant hyperthermia McArdle disease McArdle Disease Handbook McArdle person McArdle’s symptoms McArdle’s women mRNA muscle biopsy muscle cells muscle contractions muscle damage muscle diseases muscle glycogen phosphorylase muscle pain muscle weakness myoglobinuria nonsense-mediated decay normal copy occur oxygen patients placebo premature stop codon produce energy protein provide energy PYGM gene reported rhabdomyolysis second wind sequence skeletal muscle sodium statins stop codon studies sugary drink suggested symptoms of McArdle therapy treatment for McArdle’s unaffected by McArdle’s

About the author (2011)

Kathryn Birch, Ph.D. is a scientist who has worked on McArdle Disease for four years. She completed a Ph.D. creating cell models of McArdle Disease. During her studies she read most of the papers published on McArdle Disease, building an up-to-date knowledge of the historical and current scientific and medical research on the condition. She has attended McArdle Clinics and AGSD-UK Annual Conferences, during which she has met dozens of people with McArdle disease and learned from their experiences

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TitleThe McArdle Disease Handbook: A guide to the scientific and medical research into McArdle Disease, explained in plain English.
AuthorKathryn Elizabeth Birch, Ph.D.
PublisherAGSD-UK, 2011
ISBN0956965814, 9780956965813
Length208 pages
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