Hannah's heirs
Subtitle: the quest for the genetic origins of Alzheimer's disease
By: Daniel A. Pollen.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
Subjects: Alzheimer's disease -- Genetic aspects -- Case studies; Alzheimer's disease -- Popular works; Alzheimer's disease -- Pathogenesis
Description: Hannah's grandson charted his family's medical history over five generations and thereby provided priceless research in genetics. Pollen uses Hannah's illness as a starting point and a central story in his inside look at the medical detective story of the genetic origins of Alzheimer's disease.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-288) and index.