The Metabolic Basis of Inherited Disease

Abstract

There is an apochryphal tale about the publishing business that a writer would have assured success of his book if he considered the fact that the titles of best sellers over the years contained a to either motherhood, a dog, or Abraham Lincoln. suggested title to guarantee success, therefore, might be The Dog of Abraham Lincoln's Mother. A modern counterpart in the field of medical science might suggest the author should consider as essential the incorporation of molecular biology, inheritance, and metabolic disease into his title. I do not know the fate (real or apocryphal) of The Dog of Abraham Lincoln's Mother, but I am certain of the well-deserved acceptance of the Stanbury, Wyngaarden, Fredrickson text, Metabolic Basis of Inherited Disease , as the standard reference in the field. reader, by assidous perusal, can pick up small flaws and can point out some clinical descriptions that are